Autonomy Among Physically Frail Older People in Nursing Homes
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Purpose
The purpose of this study is to assess the status of perceived autonomy and to evaluate the effectiveness of individually tailored programmes on perceived autonomy in physically frail older people living in nursing homes.
| Condition | Intervention |
|---|---|
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Frailty |
Other: Individually tailored programmes |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single Blind (Investigator) Primary Purpose: Supportive Care |
| Official Title: | Autonomy Among Physically Frail Older People in Nursing Homes: a Study Protocol for an Intervention Study |
- The Autonomy Sub-dimension [ Time Frame: baseline, after 12 weeks, anfter 24 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
| Enrollment: | 66 |
| Study Start Date: | March 2005 |
| Study Completion Date: | August 2007 |
| Primary Completion Date: | August 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
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Experimental: Treatment
12 weeks of individually tailored intervention programmes based on participants individual wishes for daily activities e.g.ADL, mobility, social, mental or creative that they want to improve, conserve - and/or to revive.
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Other: Individually tailored programmes
Individualised intervention programmes based on individual wishes for daily activities
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Detailed Description:
Experiencing autonomy is recognised to promote health and well-being for all age groups. Perceived lack of control has been found to be detrimental to physical and mental health. There is a lack of evidence-based knowledge elucidating how frail older people in nursing home settings perceive autonomy. Further, there are no studies on the extent to which this perception can be influenced positively by participating in an individually tailored programme based on individual wishes for daily activities.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of individually tailored programmes on perceived autonomy in physically frail older people in nursing homes.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 65 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Aged 65 years or older
- All kinds of diseases leading to physical frailty
- Dependent on assistance in minimum one P-ADL activity
- Able to understand verbal instructions
- Willing to participate
- Expected to live in the nursing home during the 24 weeks
- Both men and women
Exclusion Criteria:
- Terminal stages of disease
- MMSE-score below 16
Contacts and Locations| Denmark | |
| Centre of Applied and Clinical Excercise Sciences, Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark | |
| Odense, Denmark, 5000 | |
| Study Director: | Lis Puggaard, PhD | University of Southern Denmark |
More Information
No publications provided by University of Southern Denmark
Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
| Responsible Party: | Mette Andresen/Senior Lecturer & PhD student, The University of Southern Denmark |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00783055 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 2004-1-52G |
| Study First Received: | October 30, 2008 |
| Last Updated: | October 30, 2008 |
| Health Authority: | Denmark: Ethics Committee |
Keywords provided by University of Southern Denmark:
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Autonomy Older people Physically frail Nursing home Intervention study |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 17, 2013