Improving Patient and Caregiver Engagement by Sharing Annotated Audio-recorded Clinic Visits

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Multimorbidity

In brief

In this project, the investigators will conduct a three-arm patient-randomized pilot trial in older adults with multimorbidity in ambulatory care settings to determine the feasibility, usability, and acceptability of an audio-based PHL developed with older adults and caregivers, HealthPAL.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04827381

Run by

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

People needed

45

Starts

2021-04-15

Expected to finish

2022-02-04

Last updated by the study team

2022-02-16

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• (1) ≥ 65 years
• (2) with multimorbidity
• (3) plan on receiving ongoing care at the clinic for the subsequent month
• (4) access to internet.
• The investigators will only include patients of clinicians (MDs, NPs) who (1) are based at the study clinic; (2) who treat adult patients.

You may not qualify if…

• (1) who have a six-item screener (SIS) of cognitive function score ≤ 4 and/or for those with a defined caregiver, whose proxy has not provided consent for the patient's participation
• (2) with schizophrenia, or other psychotic disorders, substance-abuse disorders, and with uncorrectable vision or hearing impairment
• (3) who reside in nursing homes, long-term care, skilled nursing, or hospice.
• The investigators will exclude clinicians who (1) are trainees, e.g., medical students or residents; or (2) commonly audio or video record clinic visits for patient's personal use.

Where it is running

• Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center — Manchester, New Hampshire, United States

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