Improvement of Support to Caregivers of Patients in Specialized Palliative Care at Home

Testing a Caregiver-led Intervention to Improve Support to Caregivers of Patients in Specialized Palliative Care at Home: a Stepped Wedge (Cluster) Randomized Controlled Trial

The aim of the project is to evaluate the use of the caregiver-led 'CSNAT intervention' to identify, prioritize and address support needs among caregivers of patients who are starting in specialized palliative care at home in Denmark

Inclusion Criteria:

• The caregiver and patient should be able to read and understand Danish
• The caregiver and patient should give written informed consent
• The patient should be newly referred to specialized palliative care (SPC) in the SPC unit.

Exclusion Criteria:

• The caregiver is viewed by the practitioners as being too distressed to be asked about participation
• The caregiver has a known cognitive impairment precluding participation (based on the practitioners' clinical judgement)