Study Outcomes |
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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 |