Clinical Characteristics and Discharge Assessment of Patients From Palliative Care

NCT04755374 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Palliative-Discharge
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 103
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The number of people having chronic diseases and the demand for palliative care has increased. The factors that have an impact on length of stay and discharge of patient who were admitted to palliative care center will be investigated.

Conditions

Critical Illness

Keywords

Critical illness; Palliative care; Length of stay

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Length of stay

  Length of stay will be determined after discharge

  24 hours after discharge

Study Arms (2)

Group 1

Discharged from palliative care unit in equal or less than 21 days

Other: Discharged ≤ 21 days

Group 2: Prolonged discharged in longer than 21 days

Discharged from palliative care unit in longer than 21 days

Other: Prolonged discharge

Interventions

Discharged ≤ 21 days OTHER

Discharged from palliative care unit in equal less than 21 days

Group 1

Prolonged discharge OTHER

Discharged from palliative care unit in longer than 21 days

Group 2: Prolonged discharged in longer than 21 days

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult patients with a critical ilness/conditions

You may qualify if:

• Adult patients admitted to the palliative care unit

You may not qualify if:

• Patients not consenting to participate the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Teaching and Research Hospital

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Gomes B, Higginson IJ. Where people die (1974--2030): past trends, future projections and implications for care. Palliat Med. 2008 Jan;22(1):33-41. doi: 10.1177/0269216307084606.

  PMID: 18216075 BACKGROUND

• Lau F, Downing GM, Lesperance M, Shaw J, Kuziemsky C. Use of Palliative Performance Scale in end-of-life prognostication. J Palliat Med. 2006 Oct;9(5):1066-75. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2006.9.1066.

  PMID: 17040144 BACKGROUND

• Kelly A, Conell-Price J, Covinsky K, Cenzer IS, Chang A, Boscardin WJ, Smith AK. Length of stay for older adults residing in nursing homes at the end of life. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010 Sep;58(9):1701-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03005.x. Epub 2010 Aug 24.

  PMID: 20738438 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Critical Illness

Interventions

Drainage

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Therapeutics; Surgical Procedures, Operative

Study Officials

• Gulten Utebey, Dr

  Ministry of Health

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 11, 2021
• First Posted: February 16, 2021
• Study Start: February 20, 2021
• Primary Completion: March 20, 2021
• Study Completion: April 20, 2021
• Last Updated: July 14, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)