Improving health and well-being of elderly patients through nurse-led discharge plan and follow-up care: a Randomised Controlled Trial
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Well-being in the elderly
- Registration Number
- SLCTR/2017/011
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Sri Jayewardenepura
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
1. Male and female elderly patients (60 years or above)
2. Needing follow up care and having caregivers (any family member, relative, neighbor, or friend who is willing and capable of looking after elderly person in the home)
Exclusion Criteria
1. Terminally ill
2. No caregiver
3. Declined to participate
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life (using the World Health Organization Quality of Life - BREF instrument) [Baseline, three months and six months]<br>Number of hospital re-admissions (Interviewer Administered Questionnaire)<br> [Baseline, three months and six months ]<br>Health care utilization (Interviewer administer Questionnaire) [Baseline, three months and six months ]<br>Level of self care (Instrumental Activities of Daily Living- Lawton and Brody- 1969 and Activities of Daily Living- Katz-1970) [Baseline, three months and six months ]<br>Patient and caregiver satisfaction<br>(Interviewer guide) [Baseline, three months and six months ]<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method one [None]<br>