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Study on advance care planning in care dependent community-dwelling older persons in Germany: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

Not Applicable
Conditions
care dependent older patients
Registration Number
DRKS00016886
Lead Sponsor
Department für Versorgungsforschung der Universität Oldenburg
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
380
Inclusion Criteria

30 Randomized patients of each home care service aged 60 years and older, with German skills and a dementia screening scale score of 5 or lower (n=960). Recruitment will be done by two or more nurses of each participating home care service.

Exclusion Criteria

Home care services specialized in children care, palliative care or intensive care.

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient activation (PAM-13 D)<br>Measurement times:<br>Baseline: August 2019<br>T1: April 2020<br>T2: September 2020
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D) - T0, T1, T2;<br>2. Veterans Health Study Scale (VR-12) - T0, T1, T2;<br>3. ACP-Engagement Survey (4 items) - T0, T2;<br>4. Hospitalization and institutionalizing - T0, T1, T2; <br>5. Mortality - T0, T1, T2; <br>6. Usage of medical advice regarding ACP and completion rate of advance directives and health care proxies - T0, T1, T2
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