Comparison of Two Methods for Implementing Comfort Care Order Sets in the Inpatient Setting: a Cluster Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is an ongoing need for interventions to improve quality of end-of-life care for patients in inpatient settings.

Objective

To compare two methods for implementing a Comfort Care Education Intervention for Palliative Care Consultation Teams (PCCT) in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMCs).

Design

Cluster randomized implementation trial conducted March 2015-April 2019. PCCTs were assigned to a traditional implementation approach using a teleconference or to an in-person, train-the-champion workshop to prepare PCCTs to be clinical champions at their home sites.

Participants

One hundred thirty-two providers from PCCTs at 47 VAMCs.

Interventions

Both training modalities involved review of educational materials, instruction on using an electr

SUBMITTER: Bailey FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8298677 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature