Promoting social inclusion of older home care clients

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Promoting social inclusion of older home care clients; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN13146087
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Eastern Finland

Brief Summary

2022 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36271337/ (added 24/10/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-04-03
• Last Update Posted: 8 January 2024
• Study Completion: 2024-12-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

1. Home care client
2. Aged 65 years or older
3. Starting to participate in the day activity service (intervention group) or would like to participate in the same type of activity (comparison group)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Severe memory disorder

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Social inclusion measured using the Experiences of Social Inclusion Scale (ESIS) at baseline, 3 and 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Loneliness measured using the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale and a single question (How often do you feel lonely?) at baseline, 3 and 6 months<br>2. Social care related quality of life measured using the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT) at baseline, 3 and 6 months<br>3. Cost-effectiveness measured using primary and secondary outcomes and the administrative data of social and health care service use and the costs of the intervention at baseline, 3 and 6 months