Self-management of geriatric syndromes - opportunities and barriers

Self-management of geriatric syndromes - opportunities and barriers - SelfManGer

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00032508

Enrollment

Registered

2023-08-25

Start date

2023-09-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-30

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

no restrictions for specific diseases

Interventions

Group 1: Community-dwelling older adults OR informal carergiver of geriatric patients are asked about their experiences (strategies, resources, barriers) with self-management in a 90-120 minute focus

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for dyadic interviews - Professional contact with geriatric patients (e.g. doctors, nurses, therapists) - Consent to audio recording of interview Inclusion criteria for focus group interviews - Community-dwelling, fully consenting older adults > 70 years OR informal caregiver of geriatric patients - not in in-patient treatment or care - Consent to audio recording of focus group interview

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for dyadic interviews - No professional contact with geriatric patients in the last 10 years - No consent to audio recording of interview Exclusion criteria for focus group interviews - Older adults or informal caregiver with limited capacity to consent - Older adults or informal caregiver in in-patient treatment or care - No consent to audio recording of focus group interview

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The interview study aims to gain a comprehensive understanding of the factors that support and hinder older adults in implementing successful health self-management. This understanding should be based on multiple perspectives on the experiences and views of people who belong to the group of community-dwelling older adults or who deal directly with geriatric patients professionally (doctors, nurses, therapists) and privately (carers). Specifically, the following sub-objectives should be mentioned: - To identify opportunities and barriers for successful self-management of health in geriatric patients, - to determine a common (definitional) understanding of (successful) health self-management by people in the geriatric health sector, - the exploration of suitable media for the implementation of intervention modules to improve health self-management in geriatric patients.	—

Measure

Time frame

The interview study aims to gain a comprehensive understanding of the factors that support and hinder older adults in implementing successful health self-management. This understanding should be based on multiple perspectives on the experiences and views of people who belong to the group of community-dwelling older adults or who deal directly with geriatric patients professionally (doctors, nurses, therapists) and privately (carers). Specifically, the following sub-objectives should be mentioned: - To identify opportunities and barriers for successful self-management of health in geriatric patients, - to determine a common (definitional) understanding of (successful) health self-management by people in the geriatric health sector, - the exploration of suitable media for the implementation of intervention modules to improve health self-management in geriatric patients.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactTino Prell

Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Altersmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Halle

tino.prell@uk-halle.de+49 345 557 7105

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026