Disability prevention in the older population: use of information technology for health risk appraisal and prevention of functional decline
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- The Ageing Population and Disability/EpidemiologySigns and SymptomsDisability in elderly
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN28458424
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Berne (Switzerland)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10000
Inclusion Criteria
In each site about 20 - 30 general physician practices (three in London) generate lists of all persons aged 65 and older (Germany: 60 and older) in their practices.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Cognitive impairment
2. Dependent in basic activities of daily living (BADL) or living in nursing home
3. Terminal disease
4. Did not speak national language
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Self-reported use of preventive care at one-year follow-up<br>2. Self-reported health behaviour at one-year follow-up
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Self-reported health and functional parameters at one-year follow-up<br>2. Self-efficacy in patient-physician interaction