People in need of care without or with physical and mental limitations, including the effects of frailty, risk of falling
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The total duration of the study is three and a half years (October 2023 to March 2027) and is divided into a preliminary and a main study.
The main study presented here runs from September
Sponsors
Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Kempten, Institut für Gesundheit und Generationen (IGG)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria are interested care dyads (people in need of care aged 65 or older, companion) and care triads (people in need of care aged 65 or older, companion, relatives) 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).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: People in need of care live outside Bavaria.
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. further testing and optimization of BeStärken+ 3. derivation of recommendations for action 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 questioned at t0 (start of the BeStärken+ intervention), t1 (8 weeks after the start of BeStärken+), t3 (16 weeks after the start of BeStärken+) and t4 (24 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. Maximum 10 Companions who help people in need of care to cope with everyday life (non-caregivers) are also interviewed at t0, t2 (12 weeks after the start oft BeStärken+) and t4. Maximum 10 people in need of care are interviewed at t2 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 questioned at t0 and t4 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 main study using a mixed-methods design. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMonika Pauls
Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Kempten, Institut für Gesundheit und Generationen (IGG)
Outcome results
None listed