Central Utrecht Elderly Care Project 'Om U': Somebody who knows what’s going on and can see things from my side.”
- Conditions
- frailty, multimorbidity, complex care needs, daily functioning, quality of life.kwetsbaarheid, multimorbiditeit, complexe zorgbehoefte, dagelijks functioneren, kwaliteit van leven.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON26480
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Medical Center UtrechtP.O. box 85500 3508 GA Utrecht088 75 555 55
- Brief Summary
1. Development of a Proactive Care Program (U-CARE) to Preserve Physical Functioning of Frail Older People in Primary Care. Bleijenberg N, Ten Dam VH, Drubbel I, Numans ME, de Wit NJ, Schuurmans MJ. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2013 Mar 26. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12023. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23530956 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] <br><br> 2. [Proactive and structured care for the elderly in primary care]. Ten Dam VH, Bleijenberg N, Numans ME, Drubbel I, Schuurmans MJ, de Wit NJ. Tijdschr Gerontol Geriatr. 2013 Apr;44(2):81-9. doi: 10.1007/s12439-013-0013-9. Dutch. PMID: 23494688 [PubMed - in process] <br><br> 3. Exploring the expectations, needs and experiences of general practitioners and nurses towards a proactive and structured care programme for frail older patients: a mixed-methods study. Bleijenberg N, Ten Dam VH, Steunenberg B, Drubbel I, Numans ME, De Wit NJ, Schuurmans MJ. J Adv Nurs. 2013 Mar 5. doi: 10.1111/jan.12110. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23461433 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] <br><br> 4. Prediction of adverse health outcomes in older people using a frailty index based on routine primary care data. Drubbel I, de Wit NJ, Bleijenberg N, Eijkemans RJ, Schuurmans MJ, Numans ME. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2013 Mar;68(3):301-8. doi: 10.1093/gerona/gls161. Epub 2012 Jul 25. PMID: 22843671 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] <br><br> 5. Proactive and integrated primary care for frail older people: design and methodological challenges of the Utrecht primary care PROactive frailty intervention trial (U-PROFIT). Bleijenberg N, Drubbel I, Ten Dam VH, Numans ME, Schuurmans MJ, de Wit NJ. BMC Geriatr. 2012 Apr 25;12:16. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-12-16. PMID: 22533710 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 3092
The target group of this project is made up of potentially frail older people in general practice setting, who are defined as persons of 60 years and older with:
1. Multimorbidity (defined as a moderate-to-high frailty index score, which is a reflection of the proportion of health deficits present.), AND / OR;
1. Terminally ill patients;
2. Patients living in or on a waiting list for an elderly home or nursing home.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome parameter is change in daily functioning. General functioning (ADL and IADL) is measured with the Katz 15 questionnaire, which is included in the minimal data set (MDS), the questionnaire used in this project.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method