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Research Article: Study protocol for Care cOORDInatioN And sympTom managEment (COORDINATE) programme: a feasibility study

Date Published: 2023-12-18

Abstract:
Introduction Sustainable approaches to support care coordination and symptom management needs of critically ill adults living with multimorbidity are needed to combat the challenges and complexity that multimorbidity presents. The study aims to test the feasibility of the Care cOORDInatioN And sympTom managEment (COORDINATE) intervention to improve health outcomes of adults living with multimorbidity. Methods and analysis A multicomponent nurse-driven intervention was developed using experience-based co-design and human-centred design. Inclusion criteria include (1) age 55 years and older, (2) admitted to an intermediate care unit, (3) presence of two or more chronic health conditions and (4) signed informed consent. Data collection will occur at baseline (time of recruitment predischarge) and 6?weeks and 3 months following hospital discharge. Outcome of interest from this feasibility study is to evaluate the financial, technical and logistic feasibility of a full-scale study including data collection and protocol adherence. Additionally, Cohen’s d effect sizes for the change in outcomes over time will be computed to establish power calculations required for a full-scale study. The protocol was prepared in accordance with Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT) checklist. Ethics and dissemination The study has been reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board of Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. Given the success of this feasibility study, the potential for the COORDINATE intervention to decrease the symptom burden and improve participant quality of life among critically ill people with multimorbidity will be tested in a full-scale study, and findings will be actively disseminated. Trial registration number NCT05985044 .

Introduction:
Multimorbidity is common and is the coexistence of two or more chronic conditions in the same individual. 1 These individuals live with a higher symptom burden and accelerated functional decline that affects quality of life, 2–4 which can lead to higher caregiver strain and burden. 5 In the USA only, the prevalence of multimorbidity is estimated to be 50% for individuals under 65 years of age, 62% for those aged 65–74 years, 75.5% for those aged 75–84 and 81.5% for those 85 years and older. 4 6 With the population…

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