TY - JOUR
T1 - Helping seniors plan for posthospital discharge needs before a hospitalization occurs
T2 - Results from the randomized control trial of planyourlifespan.org
AU - Lindquist, Lee A.
AU - Ramirez-Zohfeld, Vanessa
AU - Sunkara, Priya D.
AU - Forcucci, Chris
AU - Campbell, Dianne S.
AU - Mitzen, Phyllis
AU - Ciolino, Jody D.
AU - Kricke, Gayle
AU - Seltzer, Anne
AU - Ramirez, Ana V.
AU - Cameron, Kenzie A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported through a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Award (IH-12-11-4259). Dr. Lindquist and Dr. Ciolino had full access to all of the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Research reported in this publication was also supported, in part, by the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, Grant Number UL1TR000150.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Society of Hospital Medicine.
PY - 2017/11
Y1 - 2017/11
N2 - BACKGROUND: Hospitalized seniors are frequently too sick to make informed decisions about their postdischarge care. Subsequently, loved ones often make support choices (eg, skilled nursing facility placement, caregivers) at discharge. We sought to advance the timeline for postacute care decisions to before a hospitalization occurs. OBJECTIVE: Investigate the effect of PlanYourLifespan.org (PYL) on knowledge of posthospital discharge options. DESIGN: Multisite randomized controlled trial. SETTING/PATIENTS: Nonhospitalized adults, aged ≥65 years, living in urban, suburban, and rural areas of Texas, Illinois, and Indiana. INTERVENTION: PYL is a national, publicly available tool that provides education on posthospital therapy choices and local home-based resources. MEASUREMENTS: Participants completed an in-person baseline survey, followed by exposure to intervention or attention control (AC) websites, then 1-month and 3-month telephone surveys. The primary knowledge outcome was measured with 6 items (possible 0-6 points) pertaining to hospital discharge needs. RESULTS: Among 385 participants randomized, mean age was 71.9 years (standard deviation 5.6) and 79.5% of participants were female. At 1 month, the intervention group had a 0.6 point change (standard deviation = 1.6) versus the AC group who had a −0.1 point change in knowledge score. Linear mixed modeling results suggest sex, health literacy level, level of education, income, and history of high blood pressure/kidney disease were significant predictors of knowledge over time. Controlling for these variables, treatment effect remained significant (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION: Seniors who used PYL demonstrated an increased understanding of posthospitalization and home services compared to the control group.
AB - BACKGROUND: Hospitalized seniors are frequently too sick to make informed decisions about their postdischarge care. Subsequently, loved ones often make support choices (eg, skilled nursing facility placement, caregivers) at discharge. We sought to advance the timeline for postacute care decisions to before a hospitalization occurs. OBJECTIVE: Investigate the effect of PlanYourLifespan.org (PYL) on knowledge of posthospital discharge options. DESIGN: Multisite randomized controlled trial. SETTING/PATIENTS: Nonhospitalized adults, aged ≥65 years, living in urban, suburban, and rural areas of Texas, Illinois, and Indiana. INTERVENTION: PYL is a national, publicly available tool that provides education on posthospital therapy choices and local home-based resources. MEASUREMENTS: Participants completed an in-person baseline survey, followed by exposure to intervention or attention control (AC) websites, then 1-month and 3-month telephone surveys. The primary knowledge outcome was measured with 6 items (possible 0-6 points) pertaining to hospital discharge needs. RESULTS: Among 385 participants randomized, mean age was 71.9 years (standard deviation 5.6) and 79.5% of participants were female. At 1 month, the intervention group had a 0.6 point change (standard deviation = 1.6) versus the AC group who had a −0.1 point change in knowledge score. Linear mixed modeling results suggest sex, health literacy level, level of education, income, and history of high blood pressure/kidney disease were significant predictors of knowledge over time. Controlling for these variables, treatment effect remained significant (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION: Seniors who used PYL demonstrated an increased understanding of posthospitalization and home services compared to the control group.
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U2 - 10.12788/jhm.2798
DO - 10.12788/jhm.2798
M3 - Article
C2 - 29091979
AN - SCOPUS:85037991421
SN - 1553-5592
VL - 12
SP - 911
EP - 917
JO - Journal of Hospital Medicine
JF - Journal of Hospital Medicine
IS - 11
ER -
