A Standardized Nursing Intervention Protocol for HCT Patients

"Those on the Standard Nursing Intervention Program will be offered six educational sessions spaced over the first 3 months after discharge.~Those on the Usual Care plus Attention Control program will be offered a copy of the complete teaching manual for Hematopoietic Cell Transplant patients which will stay with them during hospitalization and be sent home after discharge."

"Those on the Standard Nursing Intervention Program will receive phone calls from the Intervention Nurse after the first 3 months and then monthly calls up to 12 months post hospital discharge.~For those on the Usual Care plus Attention Control program, the Intervention Nurse will be available by phone or email within 48 hours of request for 100 days post transplant."

"Those on the Standard Nursing Intervention Program will be offered six educational sessions spaced over the first 3 months after discharge.~Those on the Usual Care plus Attention Control program will be offered a copy of the complete teaching manual for Hematopoietic Cell Transplant patients which will stay with them during hospitalization and be sent home after discharge."

"Those on the Standard Nursing Intervention Program will be offered six educational sessions spaced over the first 3 months after discharge.~Those on the Usual Care plus Attention Control program will be offered a copy of the complete teaching manual for Hematopoietic Cell Transplant patients which will stay with them during hospitalization and be sent home after discharge."

For both groups of participants, administered at baseline (prior to hospital discharge and 3, 6, and 12 months post hospital discharge.

Patient with a diagnosis of a hematologic cancer scheduled for a single allogeneic bone marrow transplant.

Patient with a diagnosis of a hematologic cancer scheduled for a single allogeneic stem cell transplant.

Collected throughout the 12 month study period

Patient with a diagnosis of a hematologic cancer scheduled for a single allogeneic stem cell transplant.

Those on the Standard Nursing Intervention Program will be offered six educational sessions spaced over the first 3 months after discharge. They will also receive phone calls from the Intervention Nurse after the first 3 months and then monthly calls up to 12 months post hospital discharge.

For both groups of participants, questionnaires administered at baseline (prior to hospital discharge and 3, 6, and 12 months post hospital discharge.

Those on the Usual Care plus Attention Control program will be offered a copy of the complete teaching manual for Hematopoietic Cell Transplant patients which will stay with them during hospitalization and be sent home after discharge. Also the Intervention Nurse will be available by phone or email within 48 hours of request for 100 days post transplant.