Use of health care services, particularly preventable hospitalisation following for instance fall or other emergency situations Frailty in older adults >75 y.o.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Participants living at home will get an ambient assisted living system installed for 12 months that scans movement regularly. Additionally, questionnaires will be provided. List of questionna
Sponsors
mkk
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
75 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Insured persons of the participating health insurance companies, who - are over 75 years old - are resident in the respective HOWOGE quarters or live in the postal codes 12681, 12689, 12687, 12679, 12685, 12619, 12629, 12627, 12683, 13053, 13055, 10369, 10367, 10365, 10315, 10317, 10319, 10318
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Persons who have a care level of 3 or higher - Diagnosis H91.3, H54.4, F10, F20, F30 and F31. - Persons without prescription
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Unplanned (avoidable) hospital admissions and emergency doctor and rescue center contacts. These are recorded at the beginning of the intervention (baseline) and after 12 months (follow-up). They are recorded by means of secondary data analysis of routine health insurance data and a questionnaire survey. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - further use of health care: Family doctor contacts/contacts to the outpatient system, prescribed drugs, care costs, degrees of care and their development - Quality of life, perception of stress, feeling of security, social and health situation of the study participants - Satisfaction/assessment with the new form of care by the study participants - Frequency of contacts with the health office and their occasions - Remaining at home vs. home admission | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactAnne Gersitz
SOPHIA
Outcome results
None listed