Evaluating a New Way to Prepare Parents of Hospitalized Children for Discharge and Management of Child at Home

NCT01565785 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 259192-1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 104
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to pilot test the 'Family Self- Management Discharge Preparation Intervention \[FSM-DPI\]' that focuses on content and delivery methods to support an effective family transition to home self-management after a child's hospitalization.

Conditions

Patient Discharge

Keywords

Child parent home self-management

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Post-Coping Difficulty

  The Post-Coping Difficulty Scale is a measure of parent perception of difficulty and ability to manage their child's care at home.

  3 weeks after discharge

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Pediatric Quality of Life (parent report)

  3 weeks after discharge

Study Arms (2)

Discharge Prepartion with The FSM-DPI

EXPERIMENTAL

25 families on each of 2 units will receive the will receive the Family Self-Management-Discharge Preparation Intervention (FSM-DPI). This scripted theory-based intervention is delivered by the study nurse using a e-mobile device. Eight elements of discharge preparation are addressed, the nurse assesses the family status and documents the additional care provided.

Behavioral: The FSM-DPI.

control group

NO INTERVENTION

25 parents on each unit receiving standard of care in discharge preparation.

Interventions

The FSM-DPI. BEHAVIORAL

Nurses will assess key elements of family self-management (home care, child's care, practice, medications, watching child, recovery, development, family adjustment and parental support) and address any deficits to facilitate effective discharge and family management of child at home after hospitalization.

Also known as: Tailored, behavioral

Discharge Prepartion with The FSM-DPI

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Parents must be at least 18 years of age, speak sufficient English to complete paper or online questionnaires, have a child who has been in the hospital for 2 days and is expected to go home on the data of data collection

You may not qualify if:

• Parents will be excluded if their child is discharged home to hospice care, or if they were in the hospital less than 2 days, were admitted as a short stay, or remain in the hospital

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Medical College of Wisconsin: lead
• Children's Hospital and Health System Foundation, Wisconsin: collaborator
• University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee: collaborator
• Marquette University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53201, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Kathleen J Sawin, PhD

  Children's Hospital and Health System Foundation, Wisconsin

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Marianne Weiss, DNSc, RN

  Marquette University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 26, 2012
• First Posted: March 29, 2012
• Study Start: February 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2013
• Study Completion: August 1, 2013
• Last Updated: November 17, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-11

Locations

US (1)