SupporTive Care At Home Research for Patients with Progressive Neurologic Disease Patients (STAHR-Neuro) (HOMECARE)
SupporTive Care At Home Research : Single-center, Single-arm, Investigator-initiated Exploratory Clinical Trial for Patients with Neurologic Disease Patients
BeLong Cho
30 participants
Aug 23, 2022
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
To test the effects of home-based care on healthcare utilization within one Year (Hospitalization Status, Number of Hospitalizations, Unplanned Hospitalization Status, Number of Unplanned Hospitalizations, Length of Hospital Stay, Number of Emergency Room Visits, Number of Outpatient Visits) among progressive neurologic disease patients with decreased performance status. Home-based care includes education for patients and their family caregivers, home visits by specialized home-based medical staff, and regular status check-ups.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria8
- Both the patient and their family caregiver must meet the criteria to be considered for this research.
- Patient
- Diagnosis of Progressive Neurological Disorders (Motor Neuron Disease, Parkinson's Disease) with ICD-10 codes (G12.2, G20, G11.9, G21, G22, G23, G30.8, G31.8, F02.3, etc.), additional diseases can be included depending on the patient's condition.
- Individuals with a modified Rankin Score (mRS) of 3-5 A person who wishes to stay at home A person whose family caregiver resides at home A person who wishes to participate in the research Family Caregiver
- A family\* member of the patient
- \* Family: refers to the patient's spouse (including a common-law partner), descendants and their spouses up to the second degree, siblings and their spouses, and relatives and their spouses up to the eighth degree.
- A person who meets one of the following conditions:
- Lives with the patient (patient's household member) Does not live with the patient, but visits the patient's home more than three times a week A person who wants the patient to stay at home A person who can communicate easily with medical staff A person who wishes to participate in the research
Exclusion Criteria6
- If either the patient or the family caregiver meets any one of these criteria, they are excluded from the study.
- Patient
- A person who cannot speak, hear, or read Korean A person who is judged by a medical doctor to be unable to take part in this research due to extremely poor health A person residing outside the range that can be visited by the respective medical institution (the conditions for distance are to be specified by each medical institution)\*
- \* This condition is not applicable for the control group.
- A person who has used hospital- or home-type hospice and palliative care services A person who is under the age of 19 Family Caregiver
- A person who cannot speak, hear, or read Korean A person who is judged by a medical doctor to be unable to take part in this research due to extremely poor health A person under the age of 19
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Interventions
Home-based medical care is based on a specialized home-based medical team approach, including following: Specialized Home-Based Medical Team Approach Initial Assessment and Education Initial Home Visits and Education Multidisciplinary Team Meeting Regular Assessment After the Initial Visit
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NCT06663514