DIALOR - DIgitAL cOaching for fRailty
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Improve the management of the symptoms of early to moderate frailty and long-term health conditionsNot Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN14750569
- Lead Sponsor
- Bournemouth University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
1. Aged = 65 years
2. Scoring as mild or moderately frail using the Electronic Frailty Index
3. Diagnosis of 1 or more long-term conditions including COPD, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease or asthma
4. Living in their own homes
5. Capacity to consent to participate
6. Able to communicate fluently enough in English to take part in the study
7. Able to recall their experiences sufficiently to engage with a health coach
8. Self-reported ability to use digital technology independently or with support
Exclusion Criteria
1. Nursing home resident or on active waiting list for a place
2. Individuals who have a terminal illness and are being managed for end-of-life needs
3. Lacking capacity to consent (e.g., advanced dementia)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> Primary outcome measures are the feasibility and acceptability of the DIALOR intervention.<br> Feasibility will be determined from the number of health coaches trained, the number of participants recruited, retention, adherence to the intervention and adverse events measured using study records at one timepoint.<br><br> To determine the acceptability of the intervention and to explore barriers and enablers to the implementation of the intervention, semi-structured interviews will be conducted with patients with mild-moderate frailty (and their carers where appropriate), healthcare professionals and health coaches who participated in the study before the start of the digital health coaching and after the intervention and 6-month access to the mHealth applications.<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method