With Love: Using Promotoras for a Hispanic Community Palliative Care Promotora Palliative Care
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 100 |
| Updated: | 11/10/2018 |
| Start Date: | April 19, 2018 |
| End Date: | March 31, 2020 |
| Contact: | Vijaya Galic, MD |
| Email: | Vijaya.Galic@ttuhsc.edu |
| Phone: | 9152155099 |
With Love: Using Promotoras for a Hispanic Community Palliative Care Intervention - A Pilot Study (Promotora Palliative)
Despite being strongly recommended, the integration of palliative care in oncology has not
been widely adopted. Very few people have access to comprehensive palliative care. Access is
even lower in rural and Hispanic communities. Even in communities with access, uptake is
often low due to a lack of education on the part of both patients and providers regarding
palliative care. This study aims to use an innovative approach to provide quality palliative
care to oncology Hispanic patients by using community health workers also known as
promotoras.
been widely adopted. Very few people have access to comprehensive palliative care. Access is
even lower in rural and Hispanic communities. Even in communities with access, uptake is
often low due to a lack of education on the part of both patients and providers regarding
palliative care. This study aims to use an innovative approach to provide quality palliative
care to oncology Hispanic patients by using community health workers also known as
promotoras.
Palliative care has been highly recommended to be an integral part of oncology yet very few
people have access to comprehensive palliative care. Access is even lower in rural, low
socio-economic and Hispanic communities. Palliative care has been shown to decrease
healthcare costs. This study will use an innovative approach to provide quality palliative
care to gynecology-oncology Hispanic patients by using community health workers also known as
promotoras. The promotora model has been shown to be successful in several behavioral
modification programs. The investigators aim to use promotoras to deliver a comprehensive and
culturally sensitive educational intervention that covers self-care in the presence of
cancer, advance directives, pain management, and care taker awareness. The goal of the
intervention will be to decrease number of emergency department visits and hospital
admissions of patients with advanced cancer, and increase the rate of completion of advanced
directives, as well as improve overall quality of life (as measured by standardized scales)
when comparing the intervention group vs. the control (usual care) group. The investigators
will additionally assess the cost effectiveness of this intervention.
people have access to comprehensive palliative care. Access is even lower in rural, low
socio-economic and Hispanic communities. Palliative care has been shown to decrease
healthcare costs. This study will use an innovative approach to provide quality palliative
care to gynecology-oncology Hispanic patients by using community health workers also known as
promotoras. The promotora model has been shown to be successful in several behavioral
modification programs. The investigators aim to use promotoras to deliver a comprehensive and
culturally sensitive educational intervention that covers self-care in the presence of
cancer, advance directives, pain management, and care taker awareness. The goal of the
intervention will be to decrease number of emergency department visits and hospital
admissions of patients with advanced cancer, and increase the rate of completion of advanced
directives, as well as improve overall quality of life (as measured by standardized scales)
when comparing the intervention group vs. the control (usual care) group. The investigators
will additionally assess the cost effectiveness of this intervention.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Must be 18 years or older
- Must be a Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC El Paso) or
University Medical Center (UMC) El Paso patient
- Must be Hispanic
- Must have a cancer diagnosis
Exclusion Criteria:
- Under 17 years of age
- Not Hispanic
- Is not a patient of UMC or TTUHSC El Paso
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