Barbara Kimbell
Palliative Care for People with Advanced Liver Disease: A Feasibility Trial of a Supportive Care Liver Nurse Specialist
Kimbell, Barbara; Murray, Scott A; Byrne, Heidi; Baird, Andrea; Hayes, Peter C; MacGilchrist, Alastair; Finucane, Anne; Brookes Young, Patricia; O�Carroll, Ronan E; Weir, Christopher J; Kendall, Marilyn; Boyd, Kirsty
Authors
Scott A Murray
Heidi Byrne
Andrea Baird
Peter C Hayes
Alastair MacGilchrist
Anne Finucane
Patricia Brookes Young
Ronan E O�Carroll
Christopher J Weir
Marilyn Kendall
Kirsty Boyd
Contributors
Patricia Young
Research Group
Abstract
Background:
Liver disease is an increasing cause of death worldwide but palliative care is largely absent for these patients.
Aim:
We conducted a feasibility trial of a complex intervention delivered by a supportive care liver nurse specialist to improve care coordination, anticipatory care planning and quality of life for people with advanced liver disease and their carers.
Design:
Patients received a 6-month intervention (alongside usual care) from a specially trained liver nurse specialist. The nurse supported patients/carers to live as well as possible with the condition and acted as a resource to facilitate care by community professionals. A mixed-method evaluation was conducted. Case note analysis and questionnaires examined resource use, care planning processes and quality-of-life outcomes over time. Interviews with patients, carers and professionals explored acceptability, effectiveness, feasibility and the intervention.
Setting/participants:
Patients with advanced liver disease who had an unplanned hospital admission with decompensated cirrhosis were recruited from an inpatient liver unit. The intervention was delivered to patients once they had returned home.
Results:
We recruited 47 patients, 27 family carers and 13 case-linked professionals. The intervention was acceptable to all participants. They welcomed access to additional expert advice, support and continuity of care. The intervention greatly increased the number of electronic summary care plans shared by primary care and hospitals. The Palliative care Outcome Scale and EuroQol-5D-5L questionnaire were suitable outcome measurement tools.
Conclusion:
This nurse-led intervention proved acceptable and feasible. We have refined the recruitment processes and outcome measures for a future randomised controlled trial.
Citation
Kimbell, B., Murray, S. A., Byrne, H., Baird, A., Hayes, P. C., MacGilchrist, A., …Boyd, K. (2018). Palliative Care for People with Advanced Liver Disease: A Feasibility Trial of a Supportive Care Liver Nurse Specialist. Palliative Medicine, 32(5), 919-929. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216318760441
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 5, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 8, 2018 |
Publication Date | May 1, 2018 |
Deposit Date | Jul 26, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Jul 26, 2019 |
Journal | Palliative Medicine |
Print ISSN | 0269-2163 |
Electronic ISSN | 1477-030X |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Not Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 32 |
Issue | 5 |
Pages | 919-929 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216318760441 |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1774461 |
Related Public URLs | https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/palliative-care-for-people-with-advanced-liver-disease-a-feasibility-trial-of-a-supportive-care-liver-nurse-specialist(d703d3af-d05e-45b5-90f4-7ee9110ccf3f).html |
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