Availability and Quality of Assessment Instruments on Patient-Centeredness in the Multimorbid Elderly

Availability and Quality of Assessment Instruments on Patient-Centeredness in the Multimorbid Elderly - AQuA-PCE

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00013309

Enrollment

Registered

2018-01-23

Start date

2018-03-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Patient-centeredness multimorbid elderly patients

Interventions

Group 1: Web based questionnaire for experts (phycians, nurses, patient representives, social workers) and focus groups with patients about an existing integrative model of patient-centeredness

following by a systematic review with included quality appraisal of instruments to assess patient-centeredness

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: expert survey: the team from Hamburg will conduct a web-based survey with national experts from different fields in patient-centered medical care (clinicans, patient representives, researcher, quality manager). Participants receive an e-mail that informs about the nature and aims of the study and includes a link to the online survey. patient interviews: the team from Freiburg will question patients from center of geriatrics and gerontology Freiburg, at least two diagnosed diseases, sufficient language capability. These participants have to be at least 65 years old.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: expert survey: Employee of Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf patient interviews: severe cognitive restrictions, psychosis or suicidal thoughts

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
This study aims to achieve a sound evidence base on the current state of the availability and quality of assessment instruments on patient-centeredness for the multimorbid elderly. The objectives of our study are (1.) to identify assessment instruments of patient-centeredness in the multimorbid elderly by conducting a systematic review of assessment instruments and (2.) to provide a critical quality appraisal of their assessment properties. The results of the review will serve as a base for the development of recommendations related to practice as well as related to further research.	—

Measure

Time frame

This study aims to achieve a sound evidence base on the current state of the availability and quality of assessment instruments on patient-centeredness for the multimorbid elderly. The objectives of our study are (1.) to identify assessment instruments of patient-centeredness in the multimorbid elderly by conducting a systematic review of assessment instruments and (2.) to provide a critical quality appraisal of their assessment properties. The results of the review will serve as a base for the development of recommendations related to practice as well as related to further research.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary endpoint specified.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJörg;Jürgen M. Dirmaier;Giesler

Zentrum für Psychosoziale Medizin, Institut und Poliklinik für Medizinische Psychologie, Universitaetsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf;Sektion Versorgungsforschung und Rehabilitationsforschung

dirmaier@uke.de;juergen.giesler@uniklinik-freiburg.de+49 (0) 40 7410-59137;+49 761 270-74310

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 28, 2026