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Academic-Practice Partnership for Caregiver Training and Support: The Duke Elder Family/Caregiver Training (DEFT) Center.

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Hendrix, CC; Matters, D; Griffin, T; Batchelder, H; Kramer, P; Prewitt, JR; Matters, L; Lytle, K; Yang, Y; Park, H; Riedel, RF; Choi, JY; McConnell, E
Published in: N C Med J
2020

BACKGROUND After a hospital stay, many older adults rely on their caregivers for assistance at home. Empirical evidence demonstrates that caregiver support programs in hospital-to-home transitions are associated with favorable caregiver and patient outcomes. We tested the feasibility of implementing the Duke Elder Family/Caregiver Training (DEFT) program in an academic medical center.METHODS: We recruited adult caregivers of homebound patients who were aged 55 years or older from Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. Caregivers attended a face-to-face caregiver training and received two telephone checks after hospital discharge with DEFT services ending at 14 days of hospital discharge. We used a one-item survey to measure overall DEFT satisfaction. We also monitored 30-day readmissions of patients whose caregivers completed the DEFT program.RESULTS: The DEFT Center received 104 consult orders in six months. Of these, 61 agreed to participate but nine caregivers were unable to schedule the DEFT training and three decided to eventually withdraw from participation. Forty-nine caregivers received the DEFT training, 12 of whom were ineligible to continue because of change in patients' disposition plan. Of the remaining 37 caregivers, 15 completed the full program and reported high satisfaction; one patient was readmitted within 30 days of discharge.LIMITATIONS: The DEFT implementation was based on academic-medical partnership and relied on electronic medical records for consult and documentation. Replicability and generalizability of findings are limited to settings with similar capabilities and resources.CONCLUSION: The implementation of a caregiver training and support program in an academic medical center was feasible and was associated with favorable preliminary outcomes.

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N C Med J

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0029-2559

Publication Date

2020

Volume

81

Issue

4

Start / End Page

221 / 227

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Support
  • Program Evaluation
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Interinstitutional Relations
  • Humans
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Caregivers
  • Aged
  • Academic Medical Centers
 

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Hendrix, C. C., Matters, D., Griffin, T., Batchelder, H., Kramer, P., Prewitt, J. R., … McConnell, E. (2020). Academic-Practice Partnership for Caregiver Training and Support: The Duke Elder Family/Caregiver Training (DEFT) Center. N C Med J, 81(4), 221–227. https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.81.4.221
Hendrix, Cristina C., Doreen Matters, Tamara Griffin, Heather Batchelder, Patricia Kramer, Judy R. Prewitt, Loretta Matters, et al. “Academic-Practice Partnership for Caregiver Training and Support: The Duke Elder Family/Caregiver Training (DEFT) Center.N C Med J 81, no. 4 (2020): 221–27. https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.81.4.221.
Hendrix CC, Matters D, Griffin T, Batchelder H, Kramer P, Prewitt JR, et al. Academic-Practice Partnership for Caregiver Training and Support: The Duke Elder Family/Caregiver Training (DEFT) Center. N C Med J. 2020;81(4):221–7.
Hendrix, Cristina C., et al. “Academic-Practice Partnership for Caregiver Training and Support: The Duke Elder Family/Caregiver Training (DEFT) Center.N C Med J, vol. 81, no. 4, 2020, pp. 221–27. Pubmed, doi:10.18043/ncm.81.4.221.
Hendrix CC, Matters D, Griffin T, Batchelder H, Kramer P, Prewitt JR, Matters L, Lytle K, Yang Y, Park H, Riedel RF, Choi JY, McConnell E. Academic-Practice Partnership for Caregiver Training and Support: The Duke Elder Family/Caregiver Training (DEFT) Center. N C Med J. 2020;81(4):221–227.

Published In

N C Med J

DOI

ISSN

0029-2559

Publication Date

2020

Volume

81

Issue

4

Start / End Page

221 / 227

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Support
  • Program Evaluation
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Interinstitutional Relations
  • Humans
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Caregivers
  • Aged
  • Academic Medical Centers