Nurse-led chronic disease care in Wheatbelt, Western Australia

To investigate whether an intensive practice nurse led chronic heart and lung disease primary care in Wheatbelt general practices will reduce avoidable hospitalisations as compared to routine general practice care.

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12612001056886

Enrollment

160

Registered

2012-10-04

Start date

2012-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

To compare whether a nurse-led model of chronic disease care in rural general practice will reduce unwanted hospitalisation

Interventions

Participants will be followed up three-monthly over a year. An individualised care plan will be formulated by the practice nurse with the participant in the initial consult (1 hour). This care plan will be reviewed every 3 months (0.5 hour each time). The care plan includes list of medication/s, list of medical condition/ medical history, dietary and lifestyle advice, what to do in medical emergency e.g. acute asthma attack.

Study design

Allocation

Non-randomised trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

able to give informed consent; have a heart and/or lung chronic disease currently managed in primary care

Exclusion criteria

Unable to give informed consent; chronic condition not well controlled or need intensive treatment; deemed not suitable for participation by treating clinicians; participants want to withdraw from the study

Outcome results