Health well-being of seniors in care facilities Cognitive performance of seniors in nursing homes
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Participation in an eight-week duration local BERN-course with target group specific adaptions
Group 2: App-access to an eight-week BERN-course with target group specific adaptions
Group 3: P
Sponsors
Universtität Witten/Herdecke - Institut für Integrative Gesundheitsversorgung und Gesundheitsförderung (IGVF)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
70 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for attendees of the intervention - voluntary participation in the study independent of the assignment to the investigation group - cognitive (MMSt=20) and physical ability to participate in group activities - competence to follow a group conversation and exercise instructions as well as the capability to articulate oneself - not affected by severe depression Inclusion criteria for attendees of the focus group - significant participation in the execution and the organisation of the interventions - residents: participation in the intervention - cognitive and physical ability to engage in group discussions Inclusion criteria for attendees of the one-on-one interviews - being a caregiver in one of the selected care facilities - significant participation in the execution and the organisation of the interventions
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: exclusion criteria for attendees of the intervention - not giving one's consent for participation in the study (regardless the assignment of the investigation group) - lacking or limited cognitive (MMST <20) as well as physical ability to take part in group activities - lacking or limited ability to follow group discussions, exercise instructions or articulate oneself - affected by severe depression exclusion criteria for attendees of the focus group - insignificant or missing participation in the execution and the organisation of the interventions - for residents: no participation in the intervention - lacking or limited cognitive and physical ability to engage in group discussions exclusion criteria for attendees of the one-on-one interviews - caregivers who work in non-participating facilities - insignificant or missing participation in the execution and the organisation of the interventions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Health well-being Measurement times: Baseline (t0), after the eight-week intervention (t1), five months after the start oft he intervention (t2) Survey instrument: WHO-5 (psychiatric Research Unit, 1998) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measurement times: Baseline (t0), after the eight-week intervention (t1), five months after the start oft he intervention (t2) Survey instrument: • Feeling of happiness (Likert scale), life satisfaction (short scale L-1 (Karwetzky et al., 2022/ Beierlein et al., 2015)) • Health-related quality of life (first item SF-12 (Morfeld et al., 2011)) • Geriatric depression (GDS-8 (Gauggel et al., 2008/Jongenelis et al., 2007)) • Stress warning signals (Esch et al., 2016) • Mindfulness (short version KIMS-D (Ströhle et al., 2010/Höfling et al., 2011)) • Cognitive capacity (MMST (Kessler et al., 2000) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJule Kobs
Universität Witten/Herdecke - Institut für Integrative Gesundheitsversorgung und Gesundheitsförderung
Outcome results
None listed