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NCT Number: NCT04946942

Implementing a Family Caregiver Checklist in Primary Care: A Pilot Study

The goal of this project is to pilot test CHEC (Collaborative Healthcare Encounters with Caregivers) in primary care. CHEC is brief intervention with two components: 1) a checklist to identify the needs and concerns of unpaid/family caregivers who accompany older patients (aged 65+) to their primary care visits and 2) accompanying Tip Sheet for clinicians.

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Key information

Conditions

Caregiver Burnout Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Caregiver Burden Stress, Psychological

Age range

21 year–89 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Weill Cornell Medicine

New York, 10065, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Patients

  • Age 65-89
  • English speaking
  • Women and men
  • Of varying race/ethnicity
  • Accompanied to primary care visits at the Center on Aging by a family caregiver (family caregiver also consents to participating in this study)
  • Sufficient cognitive capacity to consent themselves or through a legal representative

Caregivers

  • Age 21+
  • English speaking
  • Women and men
  • Of varying race/ethnicity
  • Accompany an older adult to his or her primary care visits at the Center on Aging (Older adult also consents to participating in this study)
  • Cognitively intact (on basis of a 6-item cognitive screen)

Clinicians

  • Age 21+
  • Women and men
  • Of varying race/ethnicity
  • Treat patients at the Center on Aging

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients, caregivers, and clinicians that do not meet the inclusion criteria.
  • Patients and caregivers who are deaf or have hearing impairments that limit their ability to answer telephone queries.
  • Caregivers who are visually impaired and cannot see well enough to read large print and complete paper-based surveys.
  • Patients and/or caregivers whose dyad counterpart does not consent to take part in the study (i.e., Patients gives consent and their caregiver does not).

Treatment and study plan

Collaborative Healthcare Encounters with Caregivers (CHEC)

Behavioral

CHEC is a brief checklist designed to identify family caregivers' unmet needs and concerns.

Usual Care

Behavioral

Attendance at primary care appointments as usual.

Primary outcomes

  1. The Number of Caregivers Who Complete the Checklist

    Time frame: Through study completion, up to 1 year

    The number of caregivers who complete the checklist

  2. Acceptable Length of CHEC, as Measured by the Number of Caregivers Who Report That the Checklist is an Acceptable Length

    Time frame: Post intervention, at 1 week

    Acceptable length of CHEC, as measured by the number of caregivers who report that the checklist is an acceptable length

  3. CHEC's Ease of Use, as Measured by the Number of Caregivers Who Report That the Checklist is Easy to Use

    Time frame: Post intervention, at 1 week

    CHEC's ease of use, as measured by the number of caregivers who report that the checklist is easy to use

  4. CHEC's Helpfulness in Identify Caregivers' Needs, as Measured by the Number of Caregivers Who Report That the Checklist is Helpful in Identifying Their Needs

    Time frame: Post intervention, at 1 week

    CHEC's helpfulness in identify caregivers' needs, as measured by the number of caregivers who report that the checklist is helpful in identifying their needs

  5. CHEC's Helpfulness in Starting a Conversation With Health Care Providers About Caregivers' Needs, as Measured by the Number of Caregivers Who Report That the Checklist is Helpful in Starting a Conversation With Providers About Their Needs

    Time frame: Post intervention, at 1 week

    CHEC's helpfulness in starting a conversation with health care providers about caregivers' needs, as measured by the number of caregivers who report that the checklist is helpful in starting a conversation with providers about their needs

  6. Desire to Continue Use, as Measured by the Number Caregivers Who Report That They Desire to Continue Using the Checklist in the Future

    Time frame: Post intervention, at 1 week

    Desire to continue use, as measured by the number caregivers who report that they desire to continue using the checklist in the future

  7. Discussion of Caregivers' Needs, as Measured by the Number of Completed Checklists That Result in a Conversation With Providers About Caregiver Needs/Concerns

    Time frame: Post intervention, at 1 week

    Discussion of caregivers' needs, as measured by the number of completed checklists that result in a conversation with providers about caregiver needs/concerns

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Jul 1, 2021
Registry last updated
Jul 3, 2025

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