Evaluation of a new Healthcare Social Media platform (ZWIP) for frail elderly: improving care coordination and self-management

Completed

• Conditions: Frail elderly living at home; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN11165483
• Lead Sponsor: ZonMw (Netherlands)

Brief Summary

1. 2011 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21848824 (added 17/01/2019) 2. 2012 results of the development of the Health and Welfare Information Portal (ZWIP) in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23611877 (added 17/01/2019) 3. 2012 results of the process evaluation of ZWIP implementation in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22894654 (added 17/01/2019) 4. 2012 results of the impact of interprofessional education on collaboration attitudes, skills, and behaviour among primary care professionals in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23008082 (added 17/01/2019) 5. 2013 results of reducing fragmentation in the care of frail older people in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23494689 (added 17/01/2019) 6. 2013 results of first experiences with a two-step method for discussing goals with community-dwelling frail older people in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26037690 (added 17/01/2019) 7. 2014 results of the effectiveness of an online health community (OHC) intervention for older people with frailty aimed at facilitating multidisciplinary communication in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24966146 (added 17/01/2019) 8. 2014 results of a mixed methods process evaluation of use of the Health and Welfare portal in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25519769 (added 17/01/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2012-12-01
• Study Start: 2012-12-21
• Last Update Posted: 11 February 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1044

Inclusion Criteria

Frail elderly as identified by the EASYcare-Two step Older people Screening diagnostic instrument.
Development of an instrument for the identification of frail elderly as a target population for integrated care.

Exclusion Criteria

Does not meet inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Katz-15 IADL, SF-36 social functioning, SF-36 psychological functioning after 1 year of usage

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Patient and caregiver experience with being informed<br> 2. Patient and caregiver experience with self-management<br> 3. Patient and caregiver experience with co-decision making<br> 4. Patient and caregiver experience with satisfaction with care<br> 5. Emergency GP appointments<br> 6. Unplanned hospitalization<br> 7. Objective caregiver burden<br> 8. Carer-Qol<br>