Implementing a Family Caregiver Checklist in Primary Care: A Pilot Study

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

113 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-08-30

Study Completion Date

2024-12-10

Brief Summary

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The goal of this project is to pilot test CHEC (Collaborative Healthcare Encounters with Caregivers) in primary care. CHEC is brief intervention with two components: 1) a checklist to identify the needs and concerns of unpaid/family caregivers who accompany older patients (aged 65+) to their primary care visits and 2) accompanying Tip Sheet for clinicians.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Caregiver Burnout

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SCREENING

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Caregiver Checklist (CHEC)

CHEC is composed of two elements: 1) a checklist to identify the needs and concerns of unpaid/family caregivers who accompany older adults (aged 65+) to their primary care visits and 2) Tip Sheet for clinicians.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Collaborative Healthcare Encounters with Caregivers (CHEC)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

CHEC is a brief checklist designed to identify family caregivers' unmet needs and concerns.

Usual care

Attendance at primary care appointments as usual.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Usual Care

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Attendance at primary care appointments as usual.

Interventions

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Collaborative Healthcare Encounters with Caregivers (CHEC)

CHEC is a brief checklist designed to identify family caregivers' unmet needs and concerns.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Usual Care

Attendance at primary care appointments as usual.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Patients

* Age 65-89
* English speaking
* Women and men
* Of varying race/ethnicity
* Accompanied to primary care visits at the Center on Aging by a family caregiver (family caregiver also consents to participating in this study)
* Sufficient cognitive capacity to consent themselves or through a legal representative

Caregivers

* Age 21+
* English speaking
* Women and men
* Of varying race/ethnicity
* Accompany an older adult to his or her primary care visits at the Center on Aging (Older adult also consents to participating in this study)
* Cognitively intact (on basis of a 6-item cognitive screen)

Clinicians

* Age 21+
* Women and men
* Of varying race/ethnicity
* Treat patients at the Center on Aging

* Patients and caregivers who are deaf or have hearing impairments that limit their ability to answer telephone queries.
* Caregivers who are visually impaired and cannot see well enough to read large print and complete paper-based surveys.
* Patients and/or caregivers whose dyad counterpart does not consent to take part in the study (i.e., Patients gives consent and their caregiver does not).

Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

89 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes