Evaluating the Unmet Needs of Older Adults to Promote Functional Recovery After a Critical Illness

Description

This is a prospective longitudinal study that will evaluate the unmet needs of older adults (65 and older) who return home (either directly or after short-term rehab) after an ICU hospitalization, evaluate the association of these unmet needs with clinically relevant outcomes, and assess barriers and facilitators to addressing these unmet needs. The proposed research will inform the development and evaluation of a subsequent intervention to improve functional outcomes among older ICU survivors, in alignment with the NIH's mission to reduce disability.

Conditions

Critical Illness, Illness, Critical

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Study overview

This is a prospective longitudinal study that will evaluate the unmet needs of older adults (65 and older) who return home (either directly or after short-term rehab) after an ICU hospitalization, evaluate the association of these unmet needs with clinically relevant outcomes, and assess barriers and facilitators to addressing these unmet needs. The proposed research will inform the development and evaluation of a subsequent intervention to improve functional outcomes among older ICU survivors, in alignment with the NIH's mission to reduce disability.

Evaluating the Unmet Needs of Older Adults to Promote Functional Recovery After a Critical Illness

Evaluating the Unmet Needs of Older Adults to Promote Functional Recovery After a Critical Illness

Condition
Critical Illness
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

New Haven

Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age ≥ 65 years
  • * Survived an ICU admission of ≥2 days
  • * Age ≥ 18 years
  • * Identified as caregiver of LANTERN participant who is an informal (unpaid) caregiver.
  • * Advance directive of comfort measures only (CMO) or a transition to hospice
  • * Planned discharge to a location other than home or Short-Term Rehab
  • * Tracheostomy with ventilator dependence
  • * Severe acute or prior neurologic injury (such as anoxic brain injury or acute, massive stroke)
  • * Advanced dementia
  • * ICU admission for monitoring only (e.g., antibiotic desensitization)
  • * Primary language other than English.
  • * Homelessness
  • * Active drug or alcohol use disorder.
  • * Primary language other than English
  • * Is a paid caregiver
  • * Unwilling to complete a qualitative interview

Ages Eligible for Study

65 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Yale University,

Lauren Ferrante, MD, MHS, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Yale School of Medicine

Study Record Dates

2028-10