Costs and effects of Advance Care Planning in elderly care

Completed

• Conditions: Wilsbekwame ouderen.; frail elderly; older persons

• Registration Number: NL-OMON39007
• Lead Sponsor: Zorgonderzoek Nederland (ZON)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 29 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 196

Inclusion Criteria

- > 75 years of age;
- Mentally competent, as measured by a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE score > 16) and subsequently by judgement of caregiver;
- Fluent in Dutch;
- Living in a care home or at home receiving home care;
- Being frail, as measured by the Tilburg Frailty Index (TFI score of 5 or more)

Exclusion Criteria

Not fulfilling the inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Primary: Patient Activation (PAM), quality of life (SF-12), costs and<br /><br>cost-effectiveness of ACP.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary: Satisfaction with care, use of medical care during 12 months,<br /><br>assignment of proxy decision-maker and advance directive. </p><br>