Evaluating the Unmet Needs of Older Adults to Promote Functional Recovery After a Critical Illness
Yale University
350 participants
Jan 25, 2024
OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions
Summary
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.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria6
- PARTICIPANTS
- Age ≥ 65 years
- Survived an ICU admission of ≥2 days
- CAREGIVERS
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Identified as caregiver of LANTERN participant who is an informal (unpaid) caregiver.
Exclusion Criteria14
- PARTICIPANTS
- 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.
- CAREGIVERS
- Primary language other than English
- Is a paid caregiver
- Unwilling to complete a qualitative interview
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NCT06006000