Effectiveness of a nurse-led case management home care model in primary health care: A quasi-experimental, controlled, multi-centre study
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN44054549 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN44054549 |
| Protocol serial number | PI031161I |
| Sponsor | Ministry of Health (Spain) |
| Funder | Spanish Health Research Fund of the National Health Ministry (Spain) |
- Submission date
- 17/03/2008
- Registration date
- 04/04/2008
- Last edited
- 07/10/2008
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Other
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr Jose Miguel Morales-Asencio
Scientific
Scientific
Cuesta del Observatorio s/n
Granada
18080
Spain
| Phone | +34 670948689 |
|---|---|
| josem.morales.easp@juntadeandalucia.es |
Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Study design | Quasi-experimental, prospective, multi-centre study, with a concurrent control group |
| Secondary study design | Non randomised controlled trial |
| Scientific title | |
| Study acronym | ENMAD |
| Study objectives | A nurse-led case management home care system improves: 1. Functional status of the patients 2. Use of social and health resources 3. Satisfaction (both patients and caregivers) |
| Ethics approval(s) | Ethics Committees of the Andalusian School of Public Health (Spain). Date of approval: 21/02/2003 |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Long term home care. |
| Intervention | Patients and main caregivers were allocated to either the intervention or control group, depending on whether or not they had access to home care services delivered in line with the new model by their Healthcare Centre. The period for enrolment of subjects and inclusion in the sample started at the various healthcare centres six months after case management nurses initiated the programme. This gave nursing staff sufficient time to adapt to their new functions and roles. Main activities: 1. Action Plan and Follow-up: Protocol-dependent home visits and care delivery plan 2. Data management: Clinical record, pilot sheet, registry of home care and information system 3. Co-ordination with other members of the Primary Care Basic Teams (PCBTs) 4. Referral criteria 5. Healthcare education guidelines, support to patients and caregivers 6. Review of target population census 7. Home care visit with integral assessment and detection of needs upon request from team members 8. Establishing co-ordination mechanisms with PCBTs 9. Designing and implementing co-ordination mechanisms with other institutions and professionals 10. Arranging technical assistance at home 11. Enrolment of new cases 12. Specific activities with caregivers 13. Taking part in commissions for ongoing assistance 14. Tele-care Duration of interventions: 2.5 years (30 months) |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
1. Patient's functional capacity (Barthel and Lawton-Brody scales) at 0, 2, 6 and 12 months |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
1. Caregiver burden (Zarit test) at 0, 2, 6 and 12 months |
| Completion date | 30/12/2006 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Not Specified |
| Sex | All |
| Target sample size at registration | 286 |
| Key inclusion criteria | Patients and caregivers initiating the Home Care (HC) programme launched by the Andalusian Healthcare Service and targeting some of the following population sub-groups: Sub-group 1: Terminally ill patients with advanced stage, progressive, incurable, multi-symptomatic disease with no reasonable chance of responding to specific treatment, with estimated survival not exceeding six months Sub-group 2: Dependent patients who require assistance for their daily activities (Activities of Daily Living [ADL]) and are immobilised at home, namely subjects not included in Sub-group 1 who, for whatever cause, are forced to spend most of their time in bed and/or require help to move, which prevents them from leaving home, except for rare exceptions Sub-group 3: Patients not included in Sub-groups 1 and 2, recently discharged from hospital, requiring home care during a short period of time, most likely for under two months Sub-group 4: Main caregivers for any of the patients described in the previous sub-groups |
| Key exclusion criteria | 1. Institutionalisation or change of residence to an area not covered by the study, thus preventing the minimum follow-up required 2. Hospitalisation for longer than seven days, except for terminally ill patients who were readmitted for disease stabilisation and symptom control Note: With these criteria in mind, the population potentially requiring home care services in the healthcare districts under the scope of the study was estimated at 1,032,333. Malaga with 50.93% of the total potential population was in a position to contribute the largest number of subjects to the study, followed by the Costa del Sol district with 20.46%, Almeria with 20.60% and lastly Granada with 8.55%. |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/11/2003 |
| Date of final enrolment | 30/12/2006 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Spain
Study participating centre
Cuesta del Observatorio s/n
Granada
18080
Spain
18080
Spain
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
|---|---|
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | Results | 23/09/2008 | Yes | No |
