The added value of [G]OLD: An evaluation study of the effects of screening elderly people in order to detect frailty at an early stage. (In Dutch: De waarde van [G]OUD: Een evaluatiestudie naar de effecten van de consultatiefunctie voor ouderen.)
Completed
- Conditions
- Frailty, health-related quality of life, disability (in Dutch: kwetsbaarheid, gezondheidsgerelateerde kwaliteit van leven, zelfredzaamheid)
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON25845
- Lead Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+)
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 1716
Inclusion Criteria
1. Age 75 years and over, either sex;
2. Informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Not living independently;
2. On a waiting list for admission to a nursing home or home for the elderly;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome measures are health-related quality of life, measured by the RAND-36, and disability, assessed using the Groningen Activity Restriction Scale (GARS).<br /><br>Sample size calculations are based on the RAND-36.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Attitude towards ageing (subscale attitude toward own ageing from the PGC Morale Scale);<br /><br>2. Health care utilization (number of contacts with different health care providers, e.a., GP consultations, hospital admission);<br /><br>3. Admission to nursing home or home for the elderly(number of admissions and time to admission from T0 to T3);<br /><br>4. Mortality (number of deaths from T0 to T3).