The purpose of this study is to test and evaluate the Preparing Heart and Mind™ (PHM™) patient engagement pathway as a nurse-guided intervention to lower psychological distress and enhance caregiving competencies among mothers/birthing persons and their caregiving partners after a major fetal anomaly diagnosis.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
57
The technological platform referred to as Preparing Heart and Mind™ (PHM™) is designed as a patient engagement pathway. This platform includes GetWellNetwork's proprietary workflow engine, Patient Pathways™ and functionality of the Health Loop platform. Specifically, PHM™ will be created on a customized GetWellNetwork patient engagement pathway, getwell \| Loop, which is a secure platform with a parent-facing app and an interactive dashboard for healthcare providers. The PHM™ getwell \| Loop is a care program with chapters that incorporate interactive resources for patient information and education, trackers as touch points for psycho-social/educational support, and tailors care with condition-specific content, as well as action items.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Change in State-Trait Anxiety Inventory score
State subscale, 20 items, 4-point scale; State Anxiety cut point score ≥40
Time frame: 12 weeks after birth
Change in Center for Epidemiology Scale-Depression (CES-D) score
20 items, 4-point scale; cut point score ≥16
Time frame: 12 weeks after birth
Change in Impact of Event Scale score
22 items, 4-point scale; cut point score ≥ 24
Time frame: 12 weeks after birth
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