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. 2021 Jul 26;23:100822. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100822

Table 3.

Measures assessed, tool used for measurement, source of assessment, time assessed and relation to RE-AIM.

Measures Tool Source Collection Timepoint RE-AIM Component
Effectiveness: Patient Quality of Life Palliative Outcomes Scale version 2 (POSv2) [29]
12-item survey that measures quality of life in five dimensions: 1) physical; 2) emotional; 3) psychological; 4) spiritual needs, and 5) provision of information and support. Items scored on a 5-point Likert Scale (0 = not at all, 4 = overwhelmingly) based on symptom/need in the past week. Overall profile score is calculated by summing responses to the 10 questions (range 0–40).
Time to complete: 5–7 min
NH patient or family caregiver Baseline
Follow-up
Effect
Acceptability: Encounter Satisfaction Consultation Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ) [52]
18-item patient/caregiver-report instrument that measures communication and satisfaction of a consult in four domains 1) general satisfaction, 2) professional care, 3) depth of relationship, 4) perceived length of consultation (scale format: 5-point Likert, strongly agree to strongly disagree).
Time to complete: 3–5 min
NH patient or family caregiver Follow-up Adoption
Acceptability:
Fidelity to the intervention and adaptations
Evaluation of protocolized intervention through direct NP observation or an audio recording of a random 20 % sample of PPC-PAC encounter using a standardized tool. Structured observation, monthly NP meetings Ongoing Implementation
Acceptability: Adherence to Recommendations Adherence protocol
Recommendation: completed, partially completed, not competed, N/A, notes)
Time to complete: < 30 min
Medical record review and/or phone interview with NH patient/family caregiver Follow-up Adoption
Demographics
/Covariates
Age
Sex
Race (White, Black or African American, Asian, Other)
Ethnicity (Hispanic or Latino, Not Hispanic or Latino, Unknown/Not Reported)
Advanced Serious Illness Diagnoses
Palliative Care Indication
Nursing Home
Decision making capacity
If surrogate/legally authorized representative, relationship
Medical record review Baseline Reach
Feasibility Number of eligible patients at each site per number of admissions; contact rate; enrollment rate; intervention visit completion rates; follow-up data collection rates at 14–21 days; missing data rates; and percentage of completed assessment of primary and secondary outcome measures Study sites, study database Ongoing Reach