Decision Making and Implementation of Aging-in-Place/Long Term Care Plans Among Older Adults
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This study seeks to better understand how older adult aging-in-place/long term care decision making and implementation is impacted by age-related changes (e.g. cognition, health literacy, chronic conditions), social influences (e.g. caregivers/supporters), and environmental factors.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Detailed Description
Subjects who are part of the National Institute on Aging (NIA)-funded LitCog study will be given access to PlanYourLifespan.org, a web-based decision-making and planning tool. Participants will be followed for up to 42 months to examine the mediating/moderating factors involved in decision-making, timing of decision implementation, and goal concordance. Findings have the potential to inform healthcare providers, caregivers, health/long term care insurers, area agencies on aging, and older adults nationally in supporting aging-in-place decisions and services use.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Experimental: Access to Web-Based Intervention All study participants will be given access to the web-based study intervention, PlanYourLifespan.org. |
Behavioral: PlanYourLifespan.org
The study intervention is a web-based planning tool, PlanYourLifespan.org
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Change in long-term care plan decision-making [Change from baseline decision-making at 36 months. Will also be measured every six months, up to 42 months.]
Change in participant's long-term care plan decision-making from baseline to 36 months post-baseline. Decision-making will be measured as a binary ('yes', 'no') outcome at each time-point.
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Participant utilization of long-term care services [Baseline and every six months, up to 42 months]
Participant utilization of long-term care services such as in-home caregivers as measured by the Resource Use Inventory (Sano M, Zhu CW, Whitehouse PJ, et al. ADCS Prevention Instrument Project: pharmacoeconomics: assessing health-related resource use among healthy elderly. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2006;20(4 Suppl 3):S191-S202. doi:10.1097/01.wad.0000213875.63171.87).
- Number of participants that implement any of their long-term care plans [Baseline and every six months, up to 42 months]
The number of participants that implement any long-term care plans they have set. This will be measured as a binary ('yes', 'no') outcome at each time-point.
- Participant long-term care goal concordance [Baseline and every six months, up to 42 months]
Assess whether participant's long-term care plans are carried out in accordance to their goals. This will be measured as a binary ('yes', 'no') outcome at each time-point.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Current participant in the LitCog Trial [R01AG03611]
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English-speaking
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Community-dwelling
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Currently use a computer or tablet with internet
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous participation in the Advanced Planning for Home Services study [IH-12-11-4259]
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Northwestern University | Chicago | Illinois | United States | 60611 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Northwestern University
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- R01AG058777
- 1R01AG058777-01A1