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Table 2 Supportive Oncology Care at Home for Hospitalized Patients with Cancer Study Outcomes

From: Supportive oncology care at home interventions: protocols for clinical trials to shift the paradigm of care for patients with cancer

Study Outcomes

Feasibility

 Proportion of patients who agree to participate in the study (goal at least 60%) (primary)

 Proportion of daily assessments completed (goals at least 60%) (primary)

 Number of home visits required, their average duration, the issues addressed at home, and the interventions delivered to patients at their home

 Number of phone calls required per patient and their average duration

 Number of emails from Medically Home to the primary oncology team

Acceptability

 Acceptability ratings from patients, caregivers, and clinicians

 Exit qualitative interviews with patients, caregivers, and their clinicians

Health Care Utilization

 Index hospitalization length of stay

 Proportion of days patients spent outside the hospital during the study period

 Patients needing an urgent clinic visit (yes vs. no) and number of urgent clinic visits in the month post-enrollment

 Patients needing an ED visit and number of ED visits in the month post-enrollment

 Patients needing a hospitalization and number of hospitalizations in the month post-enrollment

 Proportion of patients needing an urgent clinic visit, ED visit, or a hospitalization in the month post-enrollment

 Hospitalization length of stay in the month post-enrollment

Patient-reported outcomes

 Changes in symptom burden (ESAS) longitudinally throughout the study

 Changes in QOL (FACT-G) longitudinally throughout the study

 Changes in psychological distress (HADS) longitudinally throughout the study

 Changes in care satisfaction (FAMCARE) longitudinally throughout the study

 Changes in self-efficacy (PROMIS measures)

Caregiver-reported outcomes

 Changes in caregiver QOL (CarGOQoL) longitudinally throughout the study

 Changes in caregiving burden (CRA) longitudinally throughout the study