Is There a Difference in the Definition and Rating of Quality of Life Among Acute Admitted Elderly i) With and ii) Without Homecare Background: A Cross Sectional Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 406
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Individual Quality of life accessed and evaluated by a structured interview
研究概览
简要总结
Elderly dependent on homecare, admitted acutely, are fragile. The aim of this study is to investigate the difference in the definition and rating of Quality of Life (QoL) among acute admitted elderly i) with and ii) without homecare background.
详细描述
The study is designed as a cross sectional study and will be conducted at three Emergency Departments (ED) within the Region of Southern Denmark; Hospital of Southern Jutland, Hospital of Southwest Jutland and Hospital Lillebaelt. The study method is based on a QoL questionnaire preformed as a structured interview with elderly who are acutely admitted in an ED.
Elderly persons who meet the inclusion criteria will be invited to participate during their admission. Written information about this study will be handed from the nurse in the ED. If the elderly accept she/he will get further oral information from the researcher. Written consent will be obtained if the elderly wish to participate.
Including patients from three different EDs will presumably provide a broad selection, with elderly persons who live both in the city and in rural areas and thereby representing a general sample of the Danish population.There may be a variation in cause of hospitalization related to seasonal changes. To present a broad selection, the inclusion period will involve summer, fall, and winter. Inclusion and all structured interviews will be performed during admission by two persons: the responsible researcher and a research assistant.
Primary Outcome:
The primary outcome QoL will be accessed and evaluated by the Schedule for the Evaluation of Individual Quality of Life - direct weighting (SEIQoL-DW).
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
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
- •Patients (aged ≥ 65 year) admitted to EDs at the Hospital of Southern Jutland, Hospital of Southwest Jutland or Hospital Lillebaelt
排除标准
- •Patients unable to give informed consent to participate
- •Patients known or believed to be cognitively impaired as assessed by the OMC test (score > 18 point).
- •Patients who only receive outpatient treatment in the ED will be excluded
- •Patients with an inadequate understanding of written and spoken Danish (assessed by the health professionals at the ED).
结局指标
主要结局
Individual Quality of life accessed and evaluated by a structured interview
时间窗: d) QoL are measured during admission(expected inclusions period: 1 year). Data are reported ½ year after the end of inclusion.
The primary outcome is QoL measured as an index score (range from 0 \[lowest QoL\] to 100 \[highest QoL\]).
次要结局
未报告次要终点