None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
We will pilot a community palliative care coordination package in an urban and rural setting within Hunter New England Local Health District. We hypothesise that earlier identification of distress through routine surveillance in our community based patient together with the availability of a pool of Assistants in Nursing will improve the number of days spent in the place of preference (home).
Interventions
Community based palliative care patients randomised to the intervention arm will have their care managed by a care coordinator (clinical nurse specialist). Once stable they will receive weekly contact to identify any new symptoms or needs and they will be addressed as necessary. If required, patients can access assistant in nursing support in their home during unstable periods.
The duration and frequency of the intervention will be based on needs identified.
All interventions will be based in th
Community based palliative care patients randomised to the intervention arm will have their care managed by a care coordinator (clinical nurse specialist). Once stable they will receive weekly contact to identify any new symptoms or needs and they will be addressed as necessary. If required, patients can access assistant in nursing support in their home during unstable periods. The duration and frequency of the intervention will be based on needs identified. All interventions will be based in the patient's residence in person. The total duration of the study will be 12 months or until end of life.
Sponsors
Calvary Mater Newcastle
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
New referral to palliative care, based in the community and intending to receive their care at home and consent to participate in research
Exclusion criteria
None
Outcome results
None listed