Comparing different strategies for chronic patients self-control in dependent patients living at home
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic diseases in frail patients (at-home dependent patients)Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN68655887
- Lead Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario Donostia
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
1. Frail patients
2. Living at home
3. Barthel Index score lower than 60
4. Agree to participate
5. No age limits
Exclusion Criteria
Do not agree to participate
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Number of physical consultations, taken from information systems during the 1-year follow up<br>2. Number of visits to ED, taken from information systems during the 1-year follow up<br>3. Mortality, taken from mortality registry at the end of the 1-year follow-up
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Number of admissions, registered by information systems during the 1-year follow up<br>2. Length of stay, the mean number of days if the patients suffers more than one admission, registered by information systems during the 1-year follow up<br>3. Perceived quality of care, measured using standard questionnaire at the end of the 1-year follow-up