Nurse-Led Discharge Program and Primary Care Outcomes: A Proof-of-concept Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Официальное название

Effectiveness of the Nurse-led Discharge Interventions in Promoting Hospital Patients' Primary Health Care Outcomes on Discharge: A Proof-of-concept Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Обзор

The goal of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to evaluate whether a nurse-led primary health care (PHC) discharge intervention can improve patient activation and primary health care-related outcomes among hospitalized adult patients after discharge.

Подробное описание

Chronic diseases account for approximately 74% of global deaths and remain the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and in Hong Kong, particularly ischemic heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and diabetes-related complications. The growing burden of ageing populations and non-communicable diseases highlights the need to shift healthcare systems from secondary and tertiary care toward prevention-oriented primary health care (PHC).

PHC serves as the first point of contact in a continuous healthcare process and is essential to a sustainable healthcare system. In response, Hong Kong is implementing a PHC reform through the establishment of District Health Centres to enhance population health and reduce pressure on public hospitals. Nurses, as the largest healthcare workforce, play a critical role in PHC delivery; however, nursing training in Hong Kong remains predominantly hospital-focused. Strengthening hospital nurses' roles in PHC-oriented discharge education may improve care continuity, patient self-management, and long-term health outcomes while reducing hospital readmissions and healthcare costs.

The aims of study are as follows:

1. To determine the main effect of the Intervention vs. Control group on Patient Activation Measure at 3-month follow-up after discharge (Primary) 2. To assess the effects on secondary outcomes at 3-month and 6-month follow-ups 3. To identify mediators between intervention and outcomes to inform the potential mechanisms 4. To qualitatively explore subjects' perceptions of managing their own health conditions after leaving the hospital and their experience of following the primary healthcare discharge intervention suggested by nurses.

Вмешательства

• Поведенческое Primary healthcare discharge education
  The primary healthcare discharge education begins by identifying priorities to address related to patients' life situations (using the Instrument for Patient Capacity Assessment) and determining the patient's current level of activation (using the Patient Activation Measure). A discharge education guide developed by the research team helps to individualize the teaching according to the patient's priorities and activation level.
• Поведенческое specially-designed health education leaflet
  1. Introduction of the District Health Centres/Expresses; 2. Life Course Preventive Care Plan pamphlet; 3. Provide disease-specific discharge/rehabilitation advice and relevant health education materials with an emphasis on prevention and self-care management; 4. The hospital nurses will help discharge patients download and install the "HA Go" mobile app.
• Поведенческое Patient discharge package
  Subjects in the intervention group will receive the following items with instructions for use upon hospital discharge: 1. Blood pressure monitor 2. Blood glucose test strip 3. Soft ruler to measure weight circumference 4. Resistance bands for simple exercise
• Поведенческое usual hospital discharge practice
  The control group will receive the usual hospital discharge practice upon discharge.

Первичные конечные точки

• The primary outcome is the change in the Patient Activation Measure (PAM) between baseline and 3-month follow-up. [Срок оценки: From baseline to 3-month follow up.]

Критерии участия

Критерии включения

• Hong Kong residents aged ≥18 years
• Able to read and communicate in Chinese (Cantonese or Mandarin)
• Being hospitalized for more than 24 hours
• Stable medical condition upon hospital discharge

Критерии исключения

• Having a history of psychiatric/psychological disease or currently on regular psychotropic medications
• Currently participating in other primary healthcare programmes

Критерии приведены из реестра в оригинале (на английском). Окончательную оценку соответствия проводит исследовательский центр.

Здоровые добровольцы: Нет

Дизайн исследования

Распределение

Рандомизированное

Модель

Параллельные группы

Маскирование

Открытое

Основная цель

Организация здравоохранения

Центры проведения

Гонконг · 1 центр

• 18/F, Metro South Tower 1, 39 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong — Гонконг

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Идентификаторы

NCT: NCT07458841 · currently not available

Первоисточники (государственные реестры)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH, США)

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