A Multi-Phase Study Examining Hospital to Home Transitions for Children With Medical Complexity
NYU Langone Health
282 participants
Jul 23, 2021
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The overarching objective of this study is to make it easier for parents of children with medical complexity (CMC) to take care of their children after discharge home from the hospital and reduce the chance of post-hospitalization morbidity (meaning bad outcomes such as readmissions) after discharge. CMC, or those with multiple chronic conditions, progressive conditions, or technology dependence, are at high risk for post-hospitalization morbidity.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria7
- Parents
- English or Spanish-speaking
- Parent or legal guardian and primary caregiver of child who has medical complexity (defined by significant chronic conditions in ≥2 body systems, progressive conditions associated with decreased life expectancy, dependence on technology for \>6 months \[e.g., respiratory equipment, central lines, feeding tubes\], or progressive/metastatic malignancies) who was admitted to the acute or intensive care units
- The individual's child is ≤18 years old
- The individual's child was discharged home or is expected be discharged home on ≥1 daily medication.
- Willingness to be randomized to intervention group
- Willingness and ability to participate in study procedures
Exclusion Criteria5
- Parents
- Caregiver \<18 years old
- Poor visual acuity (\<20/50 corrected on Rosenbaum screener for in-person recruitment; by subject report for phone recruitment)
- Self-reported hearing difficulty
- Previously enrolled.
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Interventions
A web application tool for CMC - Health literacy-informed, disease and medication-specific, standardized discharge instructions that will: 1) facilitate plain language provider/parent communication at hospital discharge and 2) act as "stand-alone" handouts that parents can use at home.
Locations(1)
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NCT04867395