The Effect on Function of Increasing Activity for Nursing Home Residents
- Conditions
- FrailtyNursing Home Residents
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Individualized exercise
- Registration Number
- NCT00218842
- Lead Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Brief Summary
As designs of existing outcome studies are disparate and do not always relate well to a Swedish context, the need for further studies is obvious. Also, an empirical theory drawn from the best practice supporting autonomy and wellbeing for clients in a nursing home setting has not yet been fully depicted. The study described below intends to fill a gap in knowledge related to the effect of enhanced activities of daily living (ADL)-training, physical, and daily activities and staff education in a nursing home setting, based on a theory- and evidence-based intervention programme in a Swedish as well as a Nordic health care context. The aims of the study are to describe the impact of an individually tailored intervention program, in a nursing home setting, on:
* Physical capacity
* Degree of dependence in ADL
* Long-term participation in physical and/or daily activities
* Self-rated wellbeing
- Detailed Description
The Trondheim study has additional aims to assess the impact of intervention on:
* Urinary incontinence
* Falls
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 125
- > 65 years of age
- Expected stay in the nursing home > 3 months
- Able to take instruction
- Persons in a terminal phase
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description exercise group Individualized exercise individualized exercise
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Physical function baseline, three and six months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Falls during six months
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Section of Geriatric Medicine, St. Olavs University Hospital
🇳🇴Trondheim, Norway