Feasibility of a digital palliative care intervention (Convoy-Pal) for older adults with heart failure and multiple chronic conditions and their caregivers: a waitlist randomized control trial.
Aging
Digital health
Heart failure
Palliative care
Journal
BMC palliative care
ISSN: 1472-684X
Titre abrégé: BMC Palliat Care
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101088685
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Oct 2024
01 Oct 2024
Historique:
received:
29
05
2024
accepted:
12
09
2024
medline:
2
10
2024
pubmed:
2
10
2024
entrez:
1
10
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Although older adults with heart failure (HF) and multiple chronic conditions (MCC) frequently rely on caregivers for health management, digital health systems, such as patient portals and mobile apps, are designed for individual patients and often exclude caregivers. There is a need to develop approaches that integrate caregivers into care. This study tested the feasibility of the Social Convoy Palliative Care intervention (Convoy-Pal), a 12-week digital self-management program that includes assessment tools and resources for clinical palliative care, designed for both patients and their caregivers. A randomized waitlist control feasibility trial involving patients over 65 years old with MCC who had been hospitalized two or more times for HF in the past 12 months and their caregivers. Descriptive statistics were used to evaluate recruitment, retention, missing data, self-reported social functioning, positive aspects of caregiving, and the acceptability of the intervention. Of 126 potentially eligible patients, 11 were ineligible and 69 were deceased. Of the 46 eligible patients, 31 enrolled in the trial. Although 48 caregivers were identified, only 15 enrolled. The average age was 76.3 years for patients and 71.6 years for caregivers, with most participants being non-Hispanic White. Notably, 4% did not have access to a personal mobile device or computer. Retention rates were 79% for intervention patients, 57% for intervention caregivers, and 60% for control participants. Only 4.6% of survey subscales were missing, aided by robust technical support. Intervention patients reported improved social functioning (SF-36: 64.6 ± 25.8 to 73.2 ± 31.3) compared to controls (64.6 ± 27.1 to 67.5 ± 24.4). Intervention caregivers also reported increased positive perceptions of caregiving (29.5 ± 5.28 to 35.0 ± 5.35) versus control caregivers (29.4 ± 8.7 to 28.0 ± 4.4). Waitlist control participants who later joined the Convoy-Pal program showed similar improvements. The intervention was well-rated for acceptability, especially regarding the information provided (3.96 ± .57 out of 5). Recruiting informal caregivers proved challenging. Nonetheless, Convoy-Pal retained patients and collected meaningful self-reported outcomes, showing potential benefits for both patients and caregivers. Given the importance of a patient and caregiver approach in palliative care, further research is needed to design digital tools that cater to multiple simultaneous users. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT04779931. Date of registration: March 3, 2021.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Although older adults with heart failure (HF) and multiple chronic conditions (MCC) frequently rely on caregivers for health management, digital health systems, such as patient portals and mobile apps, are designed for individual patients and often exclude caregivers. There is a need to develop approaches that integrate caregivers into care. This study tested the feasibility of the Social Convoy Palliative Care intervention (Convoy-Pal), a 12-week digital self-management program that includes assessment tools and resources for clinical palliative care, designed for both patients and their caregivers.
METHODS
METHODS
A randomized waitlist control feasibility trial involving patients over 65 years old with MCC who had been hospitalized two or more times for HF in the past 12 months and their caregivers. Descriptive statistics were used to evaluate recruitment, retention, missing data, self-reported social functioning, positive aspects of caregiving, and the acceptability of the intervention.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Of 126 potentially eligible patients, 11 were ineligible and 69 were deceased. Of the 46 eligible patients, 31 enrolled in the trial. Although 48 caregivers were identified, only 15 enrolled. The average age was 76.3 years for patients and 71.6 years for caregivers, with most participants being non-Hispanic White. Notably, 4% did not have access to a personal mobile device or computer. Retention rates were 79% for intervention patients, 57% for intervention caregivers, and 60% for control participants. Only 4.6% of survey subscales were missing, aided by robust technical support. Intervention patients reported improved social functioning (SF-36: 64.6 ± 25.8 to 73.2 ± 31.3) compared to controls (64.6 ± 27.1 to 67.5 ± 24.4). Intervention caregivers also reported increased positive perceptions of caregiving (29.5 ± 5.28 to 35.0 ± 5.35) versus control caregivers (29.4 ± 8.7 to 28.0 ± 4.4). Waitlist control participants who later joined the Convoy-Pal program showed similar improvements. The intervention was well-rated for acceptability, especially regarding the information provided (3.96 ± .57 out of 5).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Recruiting informal caregivers proved challenging. Nonetheless, Convoy-Pal retained patients and collected meaningful self-reported outcomes, showing potential benefits for both patients and caregivers. Given the importance of a patient and caregiver approach in palliative care, further research is needed to design digital tools that cater to multiple simultaneous users.
TRIAL REGISTRATION
BACKGROUND
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT04779931. Date of registration: March 3, 2021.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39354453
doi: 10.1186/s12904-024-01561-w
pii: 10.1186/s12904-024-01561-w
doi:
Banques de données
ClinicalTrials.gov
['NCT04779931']
Types de publication
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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