NCT00404118

Brief Summary

Long-term care (LTC) can be defined as the range of institutional and home and community-based services that support individuals needing chronic care. The defining values of LTC in the VA include caring for patients in the "least restrictive environment consistent with meeting a patient's needs". VA faces an increasing demand for these services with the growing number of veterans 85 years and older, those most in need of LTC. Yet in fiscal year 2007, 87% of the 3.5 billion total VA dollars spent on LTC went to institutional care rather than the less restrictive Home and Community Based Services (HCBS). VA Central Office has formally committed to tripling the proportion of LTC that is HCBS between 1999 and 2011. Study Objectives: (1) Develop and test measures of patient/caregiver and provider satisfaction. (2) Develop and test measures of process and cost of the LTC referrals. Methods: Three VAMCs in VISN 11 are the study setting. This study was conducted from October 2007-June 2010 and utilized a variety of data sources throughout this timeframe. Data sources included: the Geriatric Extended Care form, telephone and in-person interviews, online and paper surveys, Extended Care Screening Committee meeting minutes, and technical reports from the Health Economics Resource Center. Status: Complete.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
543

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2007

Typical duration for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

4 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 22, 2006

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 27, 2006

Completed
10 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 25, 2007

Completed
2.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 30, 2010

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 30, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

June 6, 2017

Status Verified

June 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

2.8 years

First QC Date

November 22, 2006

Last Update Submit

June 2, 2017

Conditions

Keywords

long-term caresatisfactioncost

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Development of Long-Term Care Satisfaction and Cost Measures

    09/25/2007-06/30/2010

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Patients for whom a Geriatric and Extended Long-Term Care referral form was completed. For each of these patient's his/her family caregiver, provider making the referral, and long-term care program coordinator is also included.

You may qualify if:

  • Veteran with completed Geriatrics and Extended Care Referral Form in data base at study site

You may not qualify if:

  • Inability to complete telephone interview

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (4)

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105, United States

Location

Battle Creek VA Medical Center, Battle Creek, MI

Battle Creek, Michigan, 49037, United States

Location

John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, MI

Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States

Location

VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA

Seattle, Washington, 98108, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Personal Satisfaction

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

  • Sheri Reder, PhD MSPH

    VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
OTHER
Time Perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
FED
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 22, 2006

First Posted

November 27, 2006

Study Start

September 25, 2007

Primary Completion

June 30, 2010

Study Completion

June 30, 2010

Last Updated

June 6, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-06

Locations