Seniors Guardian: A Non-intrusive Monitoring Platform for Activities of Daily Living Amongst the Elderly
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 69
- 试验地点
- 4
- 主要终点
- Overall Quality of Life score as measured by the World Health Organisation Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF)
研究概览
简要总结
This pilot study evaluates whether a telemonitoring platform of activities of daily living amongst the elderly can improve their quality of life. Participants will be randomised to two different follow-up strategies, one comprising a monitoring platform and the other standard visits at a healthcare facility. Quality of life will be assessed using standardised questionnaires.
详细描述
Elderly participants at perceived socioeconomic risk will be randomised in a 1:1 ratio to receive either a telemonitoring platform in their houses or standard health care. The platform will include sensors able to detect falls, nocturia (which have been previously validated) and sensors for environmental variables including humidity, carbon monoxide levels and temperature. In addition, a wearable panic button will be provided for participants allocated to the sensor platform which will allow them to obtain help in case of an emergency. The sensor platform will be connected to emergency services and healthcare providers,and they should receive and react to any anomaly detected in their readings.
Participants will be followed up for 10 months. Quality of life questionnaires, including the World Health Organisation's WHOQOL-BREF and the EQ-5D for health-related quality of life, will be used to address potential intervention effects.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- Triple (Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 65 Years 至 —（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Elderly participant (>65 years of age) perceived to be at socioeconomic risk
- •Resident in the city of Valparaiso or San Antonio
- •Lives alone
- •Obtained a housing subsidy from the Servicio de Vivienda y Urbanismo (Housing and Urbanism Services)
排除标准
- •Substance or alcohol abuse
- •Inability to answer quality of life questionnaires due to medical or psychiatric morbidity
- •Terminal illness (life expectancy under 6 months)
- •Ownership of pets within the residence (ie. dogs, cats).
- •Refusal to participate
结局指标
主要结局
Overall Quality of Life score as measured by the World Health Organisation Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF)
时间窗: 10 months after randomisation
This scale is designed to assess the overall quality of life of the respondent using 5-point Likert scales. Higher scores mean a better quality of life. WHOQOL-BREF is divided in 4 domains, including physical health, psychological, social relationships and environment. The mean score for each domain is used to calculate the domain score. Scores can then be added together to obtain an overall score. Therefore, scores in the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire range from 4 to 20 points.
Health-Related Quality of Life score using the EuroQOL-5D (EQ-5D) Questionnaire
时间窗: 10 months after randomisation
EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D) is a standardised questionnaire that allows to quantify health-related quality of life. It is divided in two sections, a descriptive section and a visual analogue scale (VAS) at the end of the questionnaire. The descriptive system comprises five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. The EQ-VAS records the patient's self-rated health on a vertical visual analogue scale. Results are presented as a descriptive profile or as an index value calculated from the descriptive component which is country-specific. Visual analog values can range from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating an overall better health-related quality of life.
次要结局
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