Multicentre randomised controlled trial: caregiver, patient, and system outcomes from a program supporting informal caregivers of older people discharged home from hospital

我们将调查一个支持家庭照顾者的计划的结果，当他们提供照顾的老年人出院回家。护理人员将被分配接受该计划加上通常的支持或只有通常的支持。未来12个月的结果将在两组之间进行比较，以确定：接受该计划的护理人员是否保持健康;他们护理的接受者是否有更好的结果;以及健康和护理服务的使用/成本是否减少。

We will investigate outcomes from a program supporting family caregivers when the older person for whom they provide care is discharged home from hospital. Caregivers will be assigned to receive the program plus usual support or only usual support. Outcomes for the next 12 months will be compared between the two groups to establish whether: caregivers receiving the program remain healthier; recipients of their care have better outcomes; and the use/costs of health and care services are reduced.