People in need of care without or with physical and mental limitations, including the effects of frailty, risk of falling
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Intervention group
The total duration of the study is three years (October 2023 to September 2026) and is divided into a preliminary and a main study. The preliminary study presented here ru
Sponsors
Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Kempten, Institut für Gesundheit und Generationen (IGG)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria are interested care triads (person in need of care, relatives, companions) who already know each other at the time of recruitment and have a relationship with each other in everyday accompaniment (see Section 45 a SGB XI). Only those in need of care who are capable of giving consent are included in the preliminary study. Mild cognitive impairments may be present.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Care triads in which the companion has professional training in the care sector (e.g. nursing specialist or similar) are excluded. Otherwise, no further exclusion criteria are specified.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary aim of the preliminary study is 1. the development of an evidence-based intervention (BeStärken+ and advanced training) 2. initial testing and optimization of BeStärken+ The main objective is process evaluation. Companions ("Alltagsbegleiterinnen/Alltagsbegleiter" in german) who help people in need of care to cope with everyday life (non-caregivers) are interviewed at t0 (start of the BeStärken+ intervention), t1 (4 weeks after the start of BeStärken+) and t2 (8 weeks after the start / end of BeStärken+) about motivation, acceptance of the activities, barriers and success factors, quality of the training courses, subjective impressions and use. People in need of care are interviewed at t2 (at the end of the 8-week BeStärken+ intervention) about motivation, acceptance, barriers and success factors, characteristics of the people in need of care (e.g. care level), housing and living situation. Relatives are interviewed at t1 (4 weeks after the start of BeStärken+) about characteristics (e.g. relationship to the person with care needs), care arrangements, barriers and success factors. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A further aim is to record the self-efficacy of companions, tablet usage behavior (subgroup) and the risk of falls among those in need of care. These objectives and the corresponding outcome parameters will be collected as part of the following main study using a mixed-methods design. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMonika Pauls
Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Kempten, Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Kempten, Institut für Gesundheit und Generationen (IGG)
Outcome results
None listed