Patient Initiated Note About Goals

Duke University20 enrolled

Overview

This is a randomized controlled trial of the Patient-Initiated Note about Goals (PING).

The PING is a brief survey designed to elicit patients' goals, preferences, and preferred surrogate decision-maker. In the PING study, patients will be assigned to receive either a nurse-administered PING or usual care. Outcomes include PING completion, subsequent goals of care conversations with providers, and healthcare utilization.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Chronic Disease

Interventions

PINGBEHAVIORAL

Brief survey of goals and preferences

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 21 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patient referred for Annual Wellness Visit at participating clinic Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English speaking

Locations (1)

Duke Health

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of participants with subsequent goals of care conversation

Conversation documented in EHR (electronic health record)

Time frame: 2 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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