Caregiver Assessments of the Quality of Home Hospice Care

NCT00895024 | Terminated

• 1 other identifier: 2009-0031
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 74
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The Objectives are to administer the Family Evaluation of Hospice Care (FEHC) questionnaire and The Texas Revised Inventory of Grief (TRIG) to caregivers previously enrolled into the parent grant and conduct supplemental analyses to:

1. 1.examine cross-ethnic differences in the caregivers' quality of hospice care assessments.
2. 2.investigate the association between parenteral hydration status of the patient and the quality of care assessments provided by the caregivers after death.
3. 3.examine the association between levels of grief (as measured by the TRIG) and the quality of hospice care assessments provided by the caregiver.

Conditions

Advanced Cancer

Keywords

Caregiver; Questionnaire; Home Hospice Care; Family Evaluation of Hospice Care; FEHC; The Texas Revised Inventory of Grief; TRIG; Cross-ethnic differences; Parenteral Hydration; Grief

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Survey assessment of cross-ethnic differences in caregivers' quality of hospice care

  3-23 Months After Hospice Care

Study Arms (1)

Caregivers

Behavioral: Phone Interview/Questionnaire

Interventions

Phone Interview/Questionnaire BEHAVIORAL

35-minute questionnaire over the phone.

Also known as: Survey

Caregivers

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Bereaved family caregivers who completed their participation in the UT MDACC parent protocol (2006-0494) and have lost their loved one within 3-23 months. Caregivers who participated in the parent grant met the inclusion/exclusion criteria of the parent grant.

You may qualify if:

• Bereaved family caregivers who completed their participation in the parent protocol (2006-0494) and have lost their loved one within 3-23 months.

You may not qualify if:

• Bereaved family caregivers who did not complete their participation in the parent protocol or any other caregiver who was never enrolled in the parent protocol (2006-0494).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• M.D. Anderson Cancer Center: lead
• National Cancer Institute (NCI): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Location

Related Links

• University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Website

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Lorna H. McNeill, MPH, PHD

  M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 5, 2009
• First Posted: May 7, 2009
• Study Start: April 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: September 28, 2020
• Study Completion: September 28, 2020
• Last Updated: October 29, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-10

Locations

US (1)