We Need to F.E.E.D.: Facilitating Enteral Education for Discharge - Improving the Quality of Discharge for Pediatric Patients With Enteral Tubes
University of Illinois at Chicago
Summary
Aim: We need to FEED (Facilitating Enteral Education for Discharge) project aims to streamline and enhance the discharge process for pediatric patients with enteral nutrition (including G-tubes, J-tubes, GJ-tubes, and NG-tubes) and ultimately create enteral discharge protocol. The aim of the study is to describe the effectiveness of the discharge education program for children with enteral tubes on caregiver knowledge and determine the impact of the program on unplanned ER, Urgent care or clinic visits. By ensuring that all necessary supplies, orders, and follow-up appointments are in place prior to discharge, and by providing comprehensive education and support to parents, the project seeks to improve patient outcomes, reduce healthcare utilization, enhance coordination and communication among healthcare providers.
Description
Objectives and Hypothesis Objective: The primary objective of the FEED project is to enhance the discharge process for pediatric patients with enteral nutrition, ensuring adequate education, all necessary supplies, orders, follow-up appointments are in place, thereby improving patient outcomes and reducing healthcare utilization. The secondary objective of the FEED project is to create a standardized enteral discharge protocol. Tertiary goal includes ensuring video swallow studies are completed inpatient to expedite feeding therapy Hypothesis: The implementation of a structured discharge proc…
Eligibility
- Age range
- Up to 17 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients must be within the age range of 0 to 17 years. * Patients who have recently had an enteral feeding tube placed (G-tube, J-tube, GJ-tube, or NG-tube). * The patient must be hospitalized at the time of the study and scheduled for discharge within the study period (before discharge). * A legal guardian must be available to participate in the study, complete questionnaires, and engage in the educational sessions. * Both the pediatric patient and their caregiver must be willing to participate in the study, including completing surveys and receiving educational materi…
Interventions
- OtherEducation Intervention
Education on feeding tubes, booklet, inperson or via zoom education to parents of pediatric patients with newly placed feeding tube ( G-tube, GJ-tube, NG tube). Education on supply company and how to get supplies. The need for back up feeding tube etc. Size of patient feeding tube.
Location
- University of Illinois at Chicago (UI Health)Chicago, Illinois