Palliative and end of life care. Not Applicable Palliative and end of life care
Conditions
Interventions
The Good Neighbour Partnership (GNP).
The Good Neighbour Partnership can assist the person affected by advanced illness, and their family, to find the extra social and practical suppo
Sponsors
Dr Kathleen McLoughlin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Community dwelling adults (over 18 years) living with a life-limiting illness in Limerick, considered by a member of the primary care / hospice at home team to be in their last year of life and/or their carer are eligible to participate in this study. Those who meet the criteria on the brief screening tool as having unmet social / practical needs are eligible for inclusion in the RCT.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: In the event that a person with a life limiting illness is not able to engage in the study, as indicated by the nurse responsible for their care, due to their condition or a cognitive impairment, data will not be collected from them directly, but their carer will instead be given the option to engage and complete measures relevant to them.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Effect of the intervention on Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) after eight weeks. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Effect of the intervention on quality of life, social connectedness, psychosocial wellbeing, unscheduled health service utilisation, caregiver burden, adverse impacts, and satisfaction with intervention after eight weeks. | — |
Countries
Ireland
Outcome results
None listed