Impact of a health information technology tool addressing information needs of caregivers of adult and pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients
Impact of a health information technology tool addressing information needs of caregivers of adult and pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients
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DOI:
10.1007/s00520-018-4450-4
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发表时间:
2019-06-01
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Choi, Sung Won
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作者:
Fauer, Alex J.;Hoodin, Flora;Choi, Sung Won
PurposeWe developed BMT Roadmap, a health information technology (HIT) application on a tablet, to address caregivers' unmet needs with patient-specific information from the electronic health record. We conducted a preliminary feasibility study of BMT Roadmap in caregivers of adult and pediatric HSCT patients. The study was registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03161665; NCT02409121).MethodsBMT Roadmap was delivered to 39 caregivers of adult and pediatric patients undergoing first-time HSCT at a single study site. We assessed person-reported outcome measures (PROMs) at baseline (hospital admission), discharge, and day 100: usefulness of BMT Roadmap (Perceived Usefulness); activation (Patient Activation Measure-Caregiver version [PAM-C]); mental health ([POMS-2 (R)]: depression, distress, vigor, and fatigue); anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory); and quality of life (Caregiver Quality of Life Index-Cancer [CQOLC]). To identify determinants of caregiver activation and quality of life, we used linear mixed models.ResultsBMT Roadmap was perceived useful and activation increased from baseline to discharge (p=0.001). Further, burden decreased through discharge (p=0.007). Overall, a pattern of increasing vigor and decreasing depression, distress, fatigue, and anxiety was apparent from baseline to discharge. However, overall quality of life lowered at discharge after accounting for BMTRoadmap use, depression, anxiety, and fatigue (p=0.04).ConclusionsBMT Roadmap was a feasible HIT intervention to implement in HSCT caregivers. BMT Roadmap was associated with increased activation and decreased burden, but quality of life lowered across hospitalization. Findings support the need to further develop caregiver-specific self-directed resources and provide them both inpatient and outpatient across the HSCT trajectory.