A Digital Tool to Improve Family Engagement in Acute Care: The NGAGE Randomized Pilot Feasibility Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Engaging families in care is an important aspect of healthcare delivery. Our interdisciplinary team designed the NGAGE (for "family eNGAGEment") tool to empower family members to increase their engagement in patient care. The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility of use of the NGAGE tool.

Methods

We conducted a single-centre, pilot, feasibility randomized controlled trial in the acute cardiac unit of a tertiary-care academic hospital. Family members of admitted patients were randomized in a 1:1 manner to the intervention (use of the NGAGE tool) or usual-care group. Intervention group participants could request engagement activities using the NGAGE tool and this request was transmitted to the treating healthcare team. At enrollment, demographics and

SUBMITTER: Abdallah JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12198593 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature