More Good Days At Home: Advancing Health-promoting Practices in Municipal Healthcare Services for Older Recipients of Home Care
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 40
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Measure of alcohol use
研究概览
简要总结
The observational study will conduct interprofessional assessments by registered nurses, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists of health determinants (i.e., frailty, physical, cognitive, and sensory function, mental and social health, and alcohol use) in older adults (≥75) living at home and applying for a municipal health service. The participants will take part in two assessments, baseline and 5 months. Based on the baseline assessment healthcare professionals will identify factors that can affect older adults' health, provide tailored information, offer measures, and link with proper health services. The aim is that older adults maintain health, function, and self-care and thus can continue aging at home. The main research question is:) How can interprofessional assessments of older adults living at home reduce the risk of impaired function, maintain health and ensure that the elderly receive tailored services?
详细描述
The population of older adults is rapidly increasing worldwide and in Norway. A present and future challenge is to provide adequate health and care services to older persons. It is imperative to organize the services in a manner that is both adequate for the older persons in need of help and sustainable for health and care services and society. A way to ensure this is to facilitate and promote measures allowing older adults to age well at home. Accordingly, it is of great importance to enable older adults to engage with health determinants that influence their daily life actively. One area of importance is assessing health determinants and acting upon indications of functional decline, cognitive and sensory impairments, and frailty.
The observational study will assess how interprofessional assessments of health determinants in older adults living at home can promote health and reduce the risk of functional decline. The study participants will take part in two assessments of health determinants including frailty, physical, cognitive, and sensory function, mental and social health, and alcohol use. Based on results from the baseline assessment healthcare personnel will identify factors that can affect the older adult's health, provide tailored information to strengthen health literacy, and offer measures available in the health services in the municipality. The second assessment 5 months after baseline will reveal if tailoring measures and services have contributed to maintaining and supporting the older person's health and reduced the risk of functional decline. The aim of the project is that the elderly living at home maintains health, function, and self-care and thus can have more good days at home.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Only
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 75 Years 至 105 Years（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Older adults, age ≥75, live at home, being cognitively able to give informed consent, apply for a public health and care service from the municipality, and have a service need for more than two weeks approved by the municipality
排除标准
- •<75 years, cognitive impairment, in need of palliative services
结局指标
主要结局
Measure of alcohol use
时间窗: Baseline and 5 Months
For assessment of change in alcohol consumption, we will use the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C) 4 items. Values:0-12.The AUDIT-C is scored on a scale of 0-12 (scores of 0 reflect no alcohol use). In men, a score of 4 or more is considered positive; in women, a score of 3 or more is considered positive. Generally, the higher the AUDIT-C score, the more likely it is that the person's drinking is affecting his/her health.
Measure of vision
时间窗: Baseline and 5 Months
Change in vision will be measured with a structured vision assessment tool called KROSS (a Norwegian acronym for Competence, Rehabilitation of Sight after Stroke) developed by the University of South-Eastern Norway in collaboration with the Vestre Viken Hospital Trust and stroke survivor organizations. The KROSS tool includes assessments of visual acuity, visual field, eye alignment and movements, and visual attention.
Measure of cognitive function
时间窗: Baseline and 5 Months
Change in the older adult's cognitive function will be measured with the "MiniCog" screening tool for cognitive impairment. Values: 0-4. We use a cut-off value of \<4 points which is recommended, as this may indicate a need for further investigation of cognitive status.
Measure of lonliness
时间窗: Baseline and 5 Months
Change in lonliness will be measured with "The Short UCLA Lonliness scale". Values: 0-3. A higher score means a high level of lonliness.
Measure of depression
时间窗: Baseline and 5 Months
To assess change in depression in old age, we will use the 4-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS).Values: 0-1. A cut-off score \>0 indicates depression
Measure of clinical frailty
时间窗: Baseline and 5 Months
Change in frailty will be measured with the "Global Measure of frailty and fitness in elderly people". Values: 0-9. A higher score means a high level of frailty.
Measure of hearing
时间窗: Baseline and 5 Months
Change in hearing will be measured with the Combined Serious Sensory Impairment (Kombinert Alvorlig Sansesvikt) KAS- Screen interview guide. The questions used in our study come from the hearing and verbal communication/social life subscales.
Measure of Physical function
时间窗: Baseline and 5 Months
Change in the older adult's physical function will be measured with the "Short Physical Performance Battery". Values: 0-4. A higher score means better physical function.
次要结局
未报告次要终点