Nurse Telephone Support for Caregivers of Older Adults at Hospital Discharge: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Informal caregivers who provide home-based care frequently experience stress and burden that adversely affect their health-related quality of life (HRQOL).

Objective

To evaluate the efficacy of the Further Enabling Care at Home (FECH+) program for the HRQOL of caregivers of older adults discharged home from the hospital.

Design, setting, and participants

This multicenter, parallel, 2-group randomized clinical trial, with blinded baseline and outcome measurements, was conducted at 3 hospitals in 2 states in Australia. Recruitment took place between August 2020 and July 2022, and follow-up was performed for 12 months after hospital discharge. Participants were dyads of caregivers and patients. Eligible caregivers were aged 18 years or older who provided infor

SUBMITTER: Hill AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11581515 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature