| Trial name or title |
Shared decision making to improve palliative care in the nursing home |
| Methods |
RCT |
| Participants |
Inclusion criteria
Residents: residents of The Bluffs nursing home, Columbia Missouri, over the age of 65, have at least one family member who agrees to participate, and have a serious life‐limiting illness. Residents enrolled in hospice or admitted to post hospital short‐term nursing home stay are excluded from participation. Family Members: identified family member by a resident or nursing home staff at The Bluffs, over the age of 18, without cognitive impairment, and with access to a computer, tablet, or smart phone device.
Exclusion criteria
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| Interventions |
Experimental: intervention
These family members and residents will use web conferencing technology to attend their quarterly care conferences
No Intervention: control
These families and residents will receive usual care |
| Outcomes |
Primary outcome measure
Secondary outcomes
Zarit Burden Interview Nursing Facility Family Satisfaction Minimum Data Set 3.0 Pain Patient Perceived Involvement in Care Survey Leeds Attitude to Concordance Generalized Anxiety‐ 7 Caregiver quality of life
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| Starting date |
September 2016 |
| Contact information |
Debra Oliver, PhD, 573‐884‐5301, oliverdr@health.missouri.edu and Karla Washington, PhD, (573) 884‐2119, washingtonkar@health.missouri.edu |
| Notes |
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