Development of methods to identify digitally excluded older people, and tailoring of interventions to meet their digital needs

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Digital use in older people; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN18306736
• Lead Sponsor: Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-11-23
• Last Update Posted: 19 December 2023
• Study Completion: 2026-08-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

1. For the survey work (workstreams 1 and 5A), we will include all older people registered at participating GP practices who are aged 65 years and over. For all later workstreams we will also include those aged 65 years and over.

Additional inclusion criteria for workstreams 2 (interviews) and 4 (workshops) are:
2. Consented to further researcher contact upon completion of the workstream 1 survey.

Additional inclusion criteria for workstream 5B (feasibility study) are:
3. Have never used the internet, or not used it within the last 3 months; and
4. Consented to further researcher contact upon completion of either the workstream 1 or workstream 5A surveys.

Exclusion Criteria

For the survey work (workstream 1 and 5A), we will exclude:
1. Those who have opted out of data sharing for research purposes, and
2. Those receiving palliative / end of life care

For the interviews (workstream 2) and workshops (workstream 4), we will exclude:
3. Those who lack capacity to contribute to the interviews, even with the help of a supporter
4. Those with no consultee available or willing to support involvement where a potential participant lacks capacity to consent.

5. For workstream 4 (workshops) we will also exclude those who took part in workstream 2 interviews.

For workstream 5B (feasibility study) we will exclude those who:
6. Lack capacity to engage with the intervention or provide data; or
7. Took part in earlier workstreams.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified