The Family Talk Intervention in specialized palliative home care – a cluster randomized trial

Within the frame of this research project, the FTI is evaluated in the context of specialized palliative home care in the Stockholm area (12 services consisting of several home care units). The project is part of the research programme FTI – The Family Talk Intervention.

Within the frame of this research project, the FTI is evaluated in the context of specialized palliative home care in the Stockholm area (12 services consisting of several home care units). These specialized care units have been randomized and allocated to an intervention group (6 services), or to a control group (6 services). In the services allocated to the intervention all social workers and a few registered nurses have been trained to use the FTI. After completing their training, these social workers/registered nurses perform the FTI within the frame of their clinical work. The control services provide support according to standard care principles. The eligible families for the study are parents/legal guardians with at least one child under the age of 25. Families will be recruited during 2022-2024, whereupon the effects of the FTI will be evaluated.