Can addressing family education improve outcomes of patients under home invasive mechanical ventilation? A randomized controlled clinical trial

ABSTRACT

The use of home mechanical ventilation is increasingly developing. The present study aimed to examine the effect of a family-centered training program on patients under home invasive mechanical ventilation. A total of 60 adult patients under invasive mechanical ventilation were selected and randomly allocated into two groups. The supportive home care program consisting of six training sessions using a teach-back technique and follow up training at home. The rate of hospital readmission and mortality in the intervention group was significantly lower than the control group(P = .02 and P = .03, respectively). Moreover, the home caregivers’ level of knowledge in the intervention group was significantly higher than that of the control group(P = 0/000). In addition, implementing the intervention effectively increased home caregivers’ ability of functional skills. Therefore, comprehensive preparation of the patient and family before discharge and coherent support and continuity of care after discharge with the effective presence of nurses.

KEYWORDS:

• Family
• home care
• mechanical ventilation

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Data availability statement

The data that support this study cannot be publicly shared due to ethical or privacy reasons and may be shared upon reasonable request to the corresponding author if appropriate.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Tehran University of Medical Sciences (98-02-99-42526).