Guided Care Caregiver Assessment Form

C11630: Guided Care Caregiver Assessment Form for Improved Chronic Care

Novelty:

Novel survey to unravel the specific care-related challenges of family caregivers for improved caregiver support and chronic disease management.

Value Proposition:

Family care-giving has proven valuable for the high-quality care of the rising numbers of chronic elderly patients; however, caregivers, due to the long-term, high-intensity care-giving, experience great strains and burden, and new strategies to better support caregivers are urgently needed. Hence, the Guided Care Caregiver Assessment Form presents a valuable new instrument to gather important information about the caregiver and provide helpful information and training tailored to the caregivers unique needs, thereby concurrently improving the caregivers well-being as well as the quality of care provided to the Guided Care (GC) patient. Advantages include:

Technical Details:

Johns Hopkins researchers have created a Guided Care Caregiver Assessment Form that allows a GC nurse to gather important information about a caregiver and the care-giving-related challenges, permitting the provision of supportive information and training, thereby assisting the caregiver and improving the quality of chronic care. Family caregivers play a crucial role in the chronic disease management of older adults; however, to date, interventions to support caregivers have focused on providing resources and emotional support, and new strategies to better assist caregivers are required. Hence, this creation provides a Guided Care Caregiver Assessment Form, essential for the Guided Care Program for Families and Friends (GCPFF), which systematically supports family caregivers while simultaneously providing a patient-centered chronic care. The 8-page survey comprehensively gathers information about the caregivers sociological and demographic characteristics, employment, health and the type of assistance provided to a GC patient. Further, the individual needs for information, training, and healthcare services are interrogated. Together, this survey presents a valuable new instrument to evaluate the family caregivers unique needs and provide personalized assistance, thereby assuring the well-being of the caregiver and increasing the quality of chronic disease management.

Looking for Partners:

To develop and commercialize the technology as an instrument to determine and satisfy the individual needs of family caregivers for a high-quality chronic disease management.

Stage of Development:

Pre-Clinical

Data Availability:

Under CDA / NDA

Publications/Associated Cases:

J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2009 Jul;64(7):785-91. Gerontologist. 2010 Aug;50(4):459-70.