Home-based Transitional Telecare for Older Veterans

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-09-29

Study Completion Date

2022-09-30

Brief Summary

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The project focuses on supporting home care in the post-hospitalization period (Home Health Phase), and then further optimizing the older Veterans' recovery of mobility and physical activity in the transition back to the home/community (Follow-up Phase).

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Detailed Description

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Medicare-funded home care bridges gaps in the transition of patients from hospital to home; yet, it is a bridge with gaps of its own, having limited communication with both the discharging hospital physician and the receiving primary care provider and having limited knowledge of the longitudinal medical history of the patient. Once home care is completed, there is often no plan of continued support to transition the older Veteran back to optimal home/community function.

In the Home Health Phase, a VA-home care Link Team (physician, clinical pharmacist, social worker, and physical activity trainer) will provide immediate communication/coordination between the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (VAAAHS) and home care agencies contracted by VAAAHS. The intervention is based on a conceptual model of home care as a bridge between hospital and home, in which three interconnected domains determine short-term and long-term outcomes: medical complexity (e.g., medication management), social complexity (e.g., caregiving, environment), and functional impairment (e.g., mobility, physical activity). The VA Link Team will provide support and assessment for each domain. The team will use telemedicine technology and wearable sensors in the home to gather patient data and facilitate communication between the patient, health care providers, and the Link Team. The Follow-up Phase begins at the end of formal home care services, when the Link Team will provide patient-centered care in two ways: 1) support for the the Veteran and caregiver in the event of changes in medical condition or medications as well as social or caregiver stressors; and 2) coaching to the Veteran and the caregiver during this transition period to optimize functional mobility and physical activity.

Conditions

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Telemedicine Veterans Health Physical Activity Mobility

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention

The Link Team follows up with the participants for 6 months after they discharge from the hospital

Group Type OTHER

Link Team

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A VA home care Link Team (clinical pharmacist, social worker, physical activity trainer) provides the intervention based on a conceptual model of home care as a bridge between hospital and home, in which three interconnected domains determine short-term and long-term outcomes: medical complexity (e.g., medication management), social complexity (e.g., caregiving, environment), and functional impairment (e.g., mobility, physical activity). The Link Team provides support and assessment for each domain, and will use tablet technology and wearable sensors in the home to gather patient data and facilitate communication. At the end of formal home care services, the Link Team provides patient-centered care in: 1) support for the the Veteran and caregiver in the event of changes in medical condition or medications and social or caregiver stressors; and 2) coaching to the Veteran and the caregiver during this transition period to optimize functional mobility and physical activity.

Interventions

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Link Team

A VA home care Link Team (clinical pharmacist, social worker, physical activity trainer) provides the intervention based on a conceptual model of home care as a bridge between hospital and home, in which three interconnected domains determine short-term and long-term outcomes: medical complexity (e.g., medication management), social complexity (e.g., caregiving, environment), and functional impairment (e.g., mobility, physical activity). The Link Team provides support and assessment for each domain, and will use tablet technology and wearable sensors in the home to gather patient data and facilitate communication. At the end of formal home care services, the Link Team provides patient-centered care in: 1) support for the the Veteran and caregiver in the event of changes in medical condition or medications and social or caregiver stressors; and 2) coaching to the Veteran and the caregiver during this transition period to optimize functional mobility and physical activity.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Under VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (VAAAHS) primary care practitioner (PCP) oversight.
* Recently discharged from inpatient hospitalization.
* Received inpatient (pre-discharge) physical therapy evaluation and have identified rehabilitation goals for care to be provided in the home.
* Identified caregiver who agrees to participate and who will be the key link if the Veteran is unable to care for himself or has memory problems.

Exclusion Criteria

* Require highly specialized equipment or therapy (e.g. rehabilitation for spinal cord injury, prosthesis training following leg amputation).
* Have active mental health conditions (e.g. paranoia) that may interfere with program participation.
* Require strict bed rest (e.g. long-term extensive wound healing needs) or strict use of a wheelchair.

Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No