Perspectives on End-of-Life Care for Medically-Fragile Children and Young Adults

NCT ID: NCT00724646

Last Updated: 2009-09-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

125 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-02-28

Study Completion Date

2009-06-30

Brief Summary

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Hattie Larlham is a specialized long-term care facility for pediatric and young adult residents who are medically fragile and intellectually disabled, whose daily care is provided by direct care staff, Habilitation Assistants (HA), in conjunction with nurses and other direct care providers. The purpose of this study is to assess the perspectives of HA and parents/legal guardians on end-of-life care in a long-term care facility for pediatric and young adult residents who are medically fragile and intellectually disabled.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Death

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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1

Habilitation assistants

Survey

Intervention Type OTHER

3 individual surveys

Focus group

Intervention Type OTHER

Focus group discussions facilitated by a psychologist

2

Parents/ legal guardians

Survey

Intervention Type OTHER

3 individual surveys

Focus group

Intervention Type OTHER

Focus group discussions facilitated by a psychologist

Interventions

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Survey

3 individual surveys

Intervention Type OTHER

Focus group

Focus group discussions facilitated by a psychologist

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* HA at Hattie Larlham between January 1, 2006 to present
* HA provided care to \> 1 resident whose death occurred between January 1, 2006 through the end of the study period
* HA provided ongoing care to the resident for at least 5 days in the last 30 days at Hattie Larlham before the resident's death
* Parent/legal guardian of a Hattie Larlham resident whose death occurred between January 1, 2006 through the end of the study

Exclusion Criteria

* HA employed \< 30 days at Hattie Larlham or cared for resident \<5 days in last 30 days prior to the resident's death
* HA or parent/legal guardian who has not experienced a Hattie Larlham resident's death since December 31, 2005
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Akron Children's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hattie Larlham Center for Disabled Children

Principal Investigators

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Richard Grossberg, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hattie Larlham Center for Disabled Children

Locations

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Hattie Larlham Center for Disabled Children

Mantua, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Brazil K, McAiney C, Caron-O'Brien M, Kelley ML, O'Krafka P, Sturdy-Smith C. Quality end-of-life care in long-term care facilities: service providers' perspective. J Palliat Care. 2004 Summer;20(2):85-92.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15332472 (View on PubMed)

Contro N, Larson J, Scofield S, Sourkes B, Cohen H. Family perspectives on the quality of pediatric palliative care. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2002 Jan;156(1):14-9. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.156.1.14.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11772185 (View on PubMed)

Vohra JU, Brazil K, Szala-Meneok K. The last word: family members' descriptions of end-of-life care in long-term care facilities. J Palliat Care. 2006 Spring;22(1):33-9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16689413 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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End-of-Life Care

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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