Autonomy Among Physically Frail Older People in Nursing Homes

Sponsor

University of Southern Denmark (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT00783055

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arm

Duration (Months)

2.3

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

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 or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Frailty	Other: Individually tailored programmes	N/A

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.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

66 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Single (Investigator)

Primary Purpose:

Supportive Care

Official Title:

Autonomy Among Physically Frail Older People in Nursing Homes: a Study Protocol for an Intervention Study

Study Start Date :

Mar 1, 2005

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Aug 1, 2007

Actual Study Completion Date :

Aug 1, 2007

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
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.	Other: Individually tailored programmes Individualised intervention programmes based on individual wishes for daily activities Other Names: activity autonomy

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

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.

Other: Individually tailored programmes

Individualised intervention programmes based on individual wishes for daily activities

Other Names:

activity

autonomy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

The Autonomy Sub-dimension [baseline, after 12 weeks, anfter 24 weeks]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

65 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

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

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Centre of Applied and Clinical Excercise Sciences, Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark	Odense		Denmark	5000