Monitoring of physical frailty in older people; an innovative system supporting self management and care.
Completed
- Conditions
- Frailty, disabilitydisabilityFrailtyimpairmentvulnerability
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON36147
- Lead Sponsor
- niversiteit Maastricht
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 5
Inclusion Criteria
- Community-dwelling
- Age: 70 years and older
- Frailty symptoms: moderate to severely frail as mearured by a score of 6 or higher on the Groningen Frailty Index (GFI), participants should score on the physical element of the GFI.
Exclusion Criteria
- On a waiting list for intramural care
- Serious cognitive impairments: Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) < 20
- Insufficient mastery of Dutch language
- Suffering from a fast progressive disease
- Being confined to bed
- Suffering from severe visual or hearing impairments.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary outcomes of the pilot study will be technical functioning,<br /><br>usability, acceptability, comprehensiveness, and feasibility of the monitoring<br /><br>and feedback & advisory system. Technical functioning will be measured by<br /><br>recording the number of errors, technical failures, defects and their causes in<br /><br>a logbook. Information regarding the usability, acceptability,<br /><br>comprehensiveness, and feasibility of the system will be collected during<br /><br>semi-structured interviews with the researcher and in logbooks that the<br /><br>physiotherapist will keep.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The pilot study will provide insight into the development of parameters of<br /><br>physical functioning over time. Measurements of weight, balance, grip strength,<br /><br>and physical activity are collected for 3 months. These data will be compared<br /><br>to information that was collected by the physiotherapist regarding health<br /><br>events, periods of illness, and physical functioning. This will provide better<br /><br>insight into how relevant changes in the physical functioning of participants<br /><br>can be detected with the three devices.</p><br>