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Maher M, Hanauer DA, Kaziunas E, et al. A Novel Health Information Technology Communication System to Increase Caregiver Activation in the Context of Hospital-Based Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Pilot Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2015;4(4):e119doi: 10.2196/resprot.4918.
Maher, M., Hanauer, D. A., Kaziunas, E., Ackerman, M. S., Derry, H., Forringer, R., Miller, K., O'Reilly, D., An, L., Tewari, M., & Choi, S. W. (2015). A Novel Health Information Technology Communication System to Increase Caregiver Activation in the Context of Hospital-Based Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Pilot Study. JMIR research protocols, 4(4), e119. https://doi.org/10.2196/resprot.4918
Maher, Molly, et al. "A Novel Health Information Technology Communication System to Increase Caregiver Activation in the Context of Hospital-Based Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Pilot Study." JMIR research protocols vol. 4,4 (2015): e119. doi: https://doi.org/10.2196/resprot.4918
Maher M, Hanauer DA, Kaziunas E, Ackerman MS, Derry H, Forringer R, Miller K, O'Reilly D, An L, Tewari M, Choi SW. A Novel Health Information Technology Communication System to Increase Caregiver Activation in the Context of Hospital-Based Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Pilot Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2015 Oct 27;4(4):e119. doi: 10.2196/resprot.4918. PMID: 26508379; PMCID: PMC4704973.
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JMIR Res Protoc. 2015 Oct 27;4(4):e119. doi: 10.2196/resprot.4918.

A Novel Health Information Technology Communication System to Increase Caregiver Activation in the Context of Hospital-Based Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Pilot Study.

JMIR research protocols

Molly Maher, David A Hanauer, Elizabeth Kaziunas, Mark S Ackerman, Holly Derry, Rachel Forringer, Kristen Miller, Dennis O'Reilly, Lawrence An, Muneesh Tewari, Sung Won Choi

Affiliations

  1. School of Information, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.

PMID: 26508379 PMCID: PMC4704973 DOI: 10.2196/resprot.4918

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Pediatric hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), commonly referred to as blood and marrow transplantation (BMT), is an intense treatment modality that requires the involvement of engaged caregivers during the patient's (child's) prolonged hospitalization. The ubiquity of electronic health records (EHRs) and a trend toward patient-centered care could allow a novel health information technology (IT) system to increase parental engagement. The paucity of research on acute care, hospital-based (inpatient) health IT applications for patients or caregivers provides an opportunity for testing the feasibility of such applications. The pediatric BMT population represents an ideal patient group to conduct an evaluation due to the lengthy inpatient stays and a heightened need for patient activation.

OBJECTIVE: The primary objective of this study is to assess the feasibility of implementing the BMT Roadmap in caregivers as an intervention during their child's inpatient hospitalization. The BMT Roadmap is an inpatient portal prototype optimized for tablet with a user-centered design. It integrates patient-specific laboratory and medication data from the EHR in real-time and provides support in terms of discharge goals, home care education, and other components. Feasibility will be proven if (1) the BMT Roadmap functions and can be managed by the study team without unexpected effort, (2) the system is accessed by users at a defined minimum threshold, and (3) the qualitative and quantitative research conducted provides quality data that address the perceived usefulness of the BMT Roadmap and could inform a study in a larger sample size.

METHODS: This will be a single-arm, nonrandomized feasibility study. We aim to enroll 10 adult caregivers (age ≥ 18 years) of pediatric patients (aged 0-25 years) undergoing autologous (self-donor) or allogeneic (alternative donor) BMT. Assenting minors (aged 10-18) will also be invited to participate. Recruitment of study participants will take place in the outpatient pediatric BMT clinic. After signing an informed consent, the research study team will provide participants with the BMT Roadmap, available on an Apple iPad, which will used throughout the inpatient hospitalization. To measure the study outcomes, approximately 6-8 semistructured qualitative interviews will be conducted periodically from pre-BMT to 100 days post-BMT and an additional 15-20 semistructured interviews will be conducted among BMT health care providers to assess perceived usefulness and usability of the system, as well as any associated workflow impacts. Quantitative survey instruments will only be administered to adult participants (age ≥ 18 years).

RESULTS: Recruitment will begin in September 2015, and preliminary findings are expected in 2016.

CONCLUSIONS: This protocol offers a framework for the design and analysis of a personalized health IT system that has the potential to increase patient and caregiver engagement in acute care, hospital-based contexts.

Keywords: activation; caregiver; engagement; health IT; hematopoietic cell transplantation; pediatric

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