Benefits of Immediate vs. Delayed Palliative Care to Informal Family Caregivers of Persons with Advanced Cancer: Outcomes from the ENABLE* III Randomized Controlled Trial (NIH/NINR R01NR011871-01)

Presented By J Dionne-Odom at 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting

ENABLE III Family Caregiver Research Team

Presented By J Dionne-Odom at 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting

Background/Significance

Presented By J Dionne-Odom at 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting

Primary Aim and Hypothesis

Presented By J Dionne-Odom at 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting

Methods: The RCT “Fast Track” Design

Presented By J Dionne-Odom at 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting

<br />Methods: ENABLE* Intervention

Presented By J Dionne-Odom at 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting

Methods: ENABLE Intervention

Presented By J Dionne-Odom at 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting

Results: Participant Characteristics* (N=122)

Presented By J Dionne-Odom at 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting

Results: Outcomes 12 weeks from randomization (prior to delayed starting intervention)

Presented By J Dionne-Odom at 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting

Results: Outcomes 12 weeks from start of intervention

Presented By J Dionne-Odom at 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting

Results: Terminal decline analysis

Presented By J Dionne-Odom at 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting

Discussion

Presented By J Dionne-Odom at 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting

Clinical Implications

Presented By J Dionne-Odom at 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting

Future Directions

Presented By J Dionne-Odom at 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting

Questions?

Presented By J Dionne-Odom at 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting