Nurse-Led Caregiver Support Program in Home Palliative Care

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Nurse-Led Caregiver Support Program: Participants in the intervention group will receive a structured 6-week nurse-led caregiver support program including face-to-face education, weekly telephone coaching, caregiver guidance materials, symptom management support, medication management education, stress management strategies, and healthcare utilization decision support in addition to routine home palliative care services.

Study summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of a nurse-led caregiver support program on caregiver competency and healthcare utilization among family caregivers of patients receiving home palliative care. Family caregivers in the intervention group will receive a structured 6-week nurse-led support program including face-to-face education, weekly telephone coaching, caregiver guidance materials, and decision support for symptom management and healthcare utilization. The control group will continue to receive routine home palliative care services. Primary outcome is caregiver competency. Secondary outcomes include caregiver burden, self-efficacy, patient symptom burden, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Care Competency Scale for Family Caregivers in Home Palliative Care — Baseline, post-intervention at 6 weeks, and 3-month follow-up
  Caregiver competency will be assessed using the Care Competency Scale for Family Caregivers in Home Palliative Care. The scale includes 29 items scored on a 1-5 Likert scale. Total scores range from 29 to 145, with higher scores indicating greater caregiver competency.

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