The CARS Study: Communicating About Readiness (for Discharge)
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Hospital Discharge Communication Processes
In brief
The purpose of this study is to improve the experience of discharge of adult medical surgical patients through improved discharge preparation communication between patients and care team members, with subsequent improvement in the post-discharge experience. Obtaining multiple perspectives on discharge readiness creates the opportunity for patient and care team to partner in identifying deficiencies in discharge readiness that warrant anticipatory, compensatory, or corrective interventions prior to discharge, with the goal of averting post-discharge problems and utilization. The results will also inform development and translation of tools for assessment of discharge readiness to clinical care environments.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01873105
- Run by
- Marquette University
- People needed
- 604
- Starts
- 2014-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2016-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-04-18
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- inpatient care team members from 2 nursing units of an academic medical center: Attending physician, resident, medical students, mid-level providers, staff RNs, and case managers/discharge coordinators
- adult medical-surgical patients admitted the 2 nursing units who are at least 18 years of age, speak English, and discharged directly home
You may not qualify if…
- patient discharged home with hospice care
- patients not discharged directly home
- decisionally incapacitated patients
Where it is running
- Froedtert Hospital — Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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