Outcome
Type |
Measure |
Description |
Time frame |
Safety issue |
Primary |
Establish successful enrollment of patient-caregiver dyads |
Successful enrollment will be measured by the number of dyads enrolled versus those approached |
10 days |
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Primary |
Establish successful completion of patent-caregiver dyad data collection |
Successful completion of data collection will be measured by the number of dyads who complete all data collection surveys from dyads enrolled |
10 days |
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Secondary |
Change in heart rate variability measured using a heart rate monitor |
Explore heart rate variability as a measure of stress using a heart rate monitor in end-of-life patients and their caregivers |
Day 1 and 2 |
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Secondary |
Explore family caregiver feelings related to Reiki through the System usability Scale (modified) |
Explore family caregiver feelings related to Reiki by having caregivers complete the System Usability Scale (modified) at the end of the 10 day intervention period. The System Usability Scale is a 13 item survey that measures whether respondents thought that learning Reiki went well, was understandable, and if they were confident using Reiki. Each item is answered by circling an answer on a Likert scale from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree." |
Day 11 |
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Secondary |
Explore family caregiver feelings related to Reiki through the Reiki Experience Questionnaire (Reiki-EQ) |
Explore family caregiver feelings related to Reiki by having caregivers complete the Reiki-EQ at the end of the 10 day intervention period. This questionnaire is a combination of Likert responses as well as optional an area for participants to write additional information if they would like. This questionnaire assesses what the participants thought about learning and providing Reiki. |
Day 11 |
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Secondary |
Compare daily symptoms between patients in the intervention and usual care group |
Examine and describe changes in 6 symptoms daily using the Daily Symptom Severity Assessment (SSA). The SSA measures 6 symptoms (pain, anxiety, shortness of breath, nausea, sleep, and sense of inner peace/happiness) using a visual analog scale |
Days 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
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Secondary |
Compare symptoms between patients in the intervention and usual care group |
Examine and describe symptom profiles, present illness, and co-morbidities of patients using the Rotterdam Symptom Checklist. The Rotterdam Symptom Checklist is a list of 30 common symptoms. Following each symptom is a Likert scale with four choices ranging from "not at all" to "very much." |
Days 0 and 11 |
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Secondary |
Compare daily symptoms between caregivers in the intervention and usual care group |
Examine and describe changes in 6 symptoms daily using the Daily Symptom Severity Assessment (SSA). The SSA measures 6 symptoms (pain, anxiety, shortness of breath, nausea, sleep, and sense of inner peace/happiness) using a visual analog scale |
Days 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
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Secondary |
Compare symptoms between caregivers in the intervention and usual care group using the Rotterdam Symptom Checklist |
Examine and describe symptom profiles, present illness, and co-morbidities of caregivers using the Rotterdam Symptom Checklist. The Rotterdam Symptom Checklist is a list of 30 common symptoms. Following each symptom is a Likert scale with four choices ranging from "not at all" to "very much." |
Days 0 and 11 |
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Secondary |
Compare symptoms between caregivers in the intervention and usual care group using the PROMIS-43 Symptom Profile |
Examine and describe symptom profiles of family caregivers using the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS-43). The PROMIS-43 asks 6 questions within each of 7 symptom domains (physical function, anxiety, depression, fatigue, sleep disturbance, social activities, and pain interference) as well as a pain intensity score from 0 to 10. Questions in symptom domains are scored on a 5 level Likert score from "not at all" or "never" to "very much" or "always." Scores on this measure are totaled with a lower score indicating a better ability to function. |
Days 0 and 11 |
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Secondary |
Change in daily patient symptoms as measured by the daily Symptom Severity Assessment. |
Explore the patient symptoms within the intervention and usual care groups as measured by the daily Symptom Severity Assessment (SSA) over the study period. The SSA measures 6 symptoms (pain, anxiety, shortness of breath, nausea, sleep, and sense of inner peace/happiness) using a visual analog scale. Changes will be assessed within the intervention and usual care groups. |
Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
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Secondary |
Change in patient symptom profile as measured by the Rotterdam Symptom Checklist. |
Explore the patient symptoms within the intervention and usual care groups as measured by the Rotterdam Symptom Checklist. Examine and describe symptom profiles, present illness, and co-morbidities of patients using the Rotterdam Symptom Checklist. The Rotterdam Symptom Checklist is a list of 30 common symptoms. Following each symptom is a Likert scale with four choices ranging from "not at all" to "very much." |
Days 0 and 11 |
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Secondary |
Change in caregiver daily symptoms as measured by the daily Symptom Severity Assessment. |
Explore the caregiver symptoms within the intervention and usual care groups as measured by the daily Symptom Severity Assessment (SSA) over the study period. The SSA measures 6 symptoms (pain, anxiety, shortness of breath, nausea, sleep, and sense of inner peace/happiness) using a visual analog scale. Changes will be assessed within the intervention and usual care groups. |
Days 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
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Secondary |
Change in caregiver symptom profile as measured by the Rotterdam Symptom Checklist. |
Explore the caregiver symptoms within the intervention and usual care groups as measured by the Rotterdam Symptom Checklist. Examine and describe symptom profiles, present illness, and co-morbidities of patients using the Rotterdam Symptom Checklist. The Rotterdam Symptom Checklist is a list of 30 common symptoms. Following each symptom is a Likert scale with four choices ranging from "not at all" to "very much." |
Days 0 and 11 |
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Secondary |
Change in caregiver symptom profile as measured by PROMIS-43. |
Explore the caregiver symptoms within the intervention and usual care groups as measured by Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) symptom questionnaire over the study period. The PROMIS-43 asks 6 questions within each of 7 symptom domains (physical function, anxiety, depression, fatigue, sleep disturbance, social activities, and pain interference) as well as a pain intensity score from 0 to 10. Questions in symptom domains are scored on a 5 level Likert score from "not at all" or "never" to "very much" or "always." Scores on this measure are totaled with a lower score indicating a better ability to function. |
Days 0 and 11 |
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