Trial reportResearch in nursing & health2012
Randomized controlled trial of CARE: an intervention to improve outcomes of hospitalized elders and family caregivers.
Trial report in Research in nursing & health, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
16 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Is the Active Involvement of Family Caregivers in Adult Hospital Care Effective to Improve Patient Outcomes? A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical nursing · 2026Pooled it
- Patient- and family-centred care transition interventions for adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs.International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of person- and family-centred care transition interventions on patient- oriented outcomes: A systematic review.Nursing open · 2021Pooled it
- Caregiver Integration During Discharge Planning for Older Adults to Reduce Resource Use: A Metaanalysis.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2017Pooled it
- Preventing 30-day hospital readmissions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials.JAMA internal medicine · 2014Pooled it
- Prioritizing quality of geriatric rehabilitation from the older adults' perspective: A nominal group technique study.Clinical rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Transitional Care Interventions in Improving Patient and Caregiver Outcomes After Discharge: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Education and skills training for care partners of hospitalised older adults: A scoping review.Health education journal · 2021Article
- Function-Focused Goal Attainment and Discharge Outcomes in Hospitalized Persons With Dementia.Journal of gerontological nursing · 2021Article
- COVID-19 and Long-Term Care: the Essential Role of Family Caregivers.Canadian geriatrics journal : CGJ · 2021Article
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- Exploring Patient, Caregiver, and Healthcare Provider Perceptions of Caring for Patients With Heart Failure: What Are the Implications?Ochsner journal · 2017Article
- Testing family-centered, function-focused care in hospitalized persons with dementia.Neurodegenerative disease management · 2015Article
- Testing a family-centered intervention to promote functional and cognitive recovery in hospitalized older adults.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2014Article
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- Strategies to Modify the Risk of Heart Failure Readmission: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Health services research and managerial epidemiologyReview
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10 authors.
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Abstract
In this randomized controlled trial we tested the efficacy of an intervention program (CARE: Creating Avenues for Relative Empowerment) for improving outcomes of hospitalized older adults and their family caregivers (FCGs). FCG-patient dyads (n = 407) were randomized into two groups. The CARE group received a two-session empowerment-educational program 1-2 days post-admission and 1-3 days pre-discharge. The attention control group received a generic information program during the same timeframe. Follow-up was at 2 weeks and 2 months post-discharge. There were no statistically significant differences in patient or FCG outcomes. However, inconsistent evidence of role outcome differences suggests that CARE may benefit certain FCG subgroups instead of being a one-size-fits-all intervention strategy. Closer examination of CARE's mechanisms and effects is needed.
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