Community-dwelling care recipients (individuals with a care level or applied care level or medically established need for care, who reside in their own homes)
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Intervention group: Home care-dependent individuals participate in the new care model (participation between 6 and 24 months).
Group 2: Individuals are selected for control group matching bas
Sponsors
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Care level assigned or in the process of application or with medically established need for care, residing in Berlin in their own home, accompanied by a caregiver
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not residing in Berlin, receiving care in a residential facility, no accompanying caregiver present
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison of intervention group to control group: Number of Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Interventions during the entire study period based on health insurance billing data. Comparison of intervention group to control group: Number of Hospital Treatments during the entire study period based on health insurance billing data. Comparison of intervention group to control group: Total Treatment Costs during the entire study period based on health insurance billing data. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Only intervention group: Changes in health-related quality of life and care level; Week 2-4 and Month 3-6 after starting participation; SF-12, Barthel Index Only intervention group: Change in care intensity due to components of the new care model; Data from the digital interactive health diary as well as health insurance billing data Only intervention group: Change in outpatient utilization; Ongoing throughout the entire study duration; Health insurance billing data | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactNils Lahmann
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Outcome results
None listed