Piloting a Multi-component Technology-based Care Intervention to Address Patient Symptoms in Home Hospice

Description

With the growth of hospice, older adults have the opportunity to receive home-based care aimed at reducing suffering and focusing on quality of life at the end of life. While use of technology and educational videos has yet to be fully developed, structured, and evaluated in home hospice care, it has shown promise to improve care in other settings. Therefore, this study aims to develop and evaluate a multi-component technology-based care intervention, i.e., Improving Home hospice Management of End of life issues through technology (I-HoME).

Conditions

Hospice

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

With the growth of hospice, older adults have the opportunity to receive home-based care aimed at reducing suffering and focusing on quality of life at the end of life. While use of technology and educational videos has yet to be fully developed, structured, and evaluated in home hospice care, it has shown promise to improve care in other settings. Therefore, this study aims to develop and evaluate a multi-component technology-based care intervention, i.e., Improving Home hospice Management of End of life issues through technology (I-HoME).

Developing and Piloting a Multi-component Technology-based Care Intervention to Address Patient Symptoms and Caregiver Burden in Home Hospice

Piloting a Multi-component Technology-based Care Intervention to Address Patient Symptoms in Home Hospice

Condition
Hospice
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

New York

The Visiting Nurse Service of New York, New York, New York, United States, 10017

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * English speaking
  • * 18 years of age or older
  • * not blind
  • * having a family member receiving home hospice care
  • * English speaking
  • * 65 years of age or older
  • * not blind
  • * enrolled in home hospice care.
  • * Patients with a terminal diagnosis of dementia or patients who have cognitive impairment and unable to sign a written informed consent will be excluded.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 110 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Weill Medical College of Cornell University,

Veerawat Phongtankuel, MD, MS, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Study Record Dates

2024-12-30