Effects of home visits by home nurses to elderly people with health problems
Completed
- Conditions
- Self-reported (perceived) health problemsNot Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN92017183
- Lead Sponsor
- etherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (Netherlands)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 330
Inclusion Criteria
Elderly (70-84 years) living in the community with self-reported poor health status
Exclusion Criteria
Those who already receive home nursing care
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The outcome measures cover 2 domains: health status and service use. In addition a cost effectiveness analysis will be conducted.<br>The primary health related outcome measures are: self-rated health, functional status, quality of life and changes in self-reported problems.<br>The use of services relates to the frequency and duration of care from the following services: domestic and community nursing care, GP, physiotherapy, day care in institutional care settings, hospital outpatient clinics, hospital, nursing home, home for the elderly, use of aids and modifications to the home. The primary outcomes for service use are specialist medical care and hospital (re-) admission.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary health related outcome measures: information will be obtained, among other things, on health complaints, medication use, and loneliness and mental health. The<br>municipality will supply mortality data over the entire research period.