Insufficient home-based care for older individuals with care needs
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Structured Counseling Intervention "Care Network Counseling" on the topic of establishing a support network for older individuals in need of care and their caregiving relatives, delivered by
Sponsors
Technische Hochschule Rosenheim
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: At the individual level, we will include caregiving relatives and older adults in need of care (= 65 years) who are classified within care levels one to three. Caregiving relatives refers to all individuals who provide unpaid (excluding care allowance according to §37 SGB XI) and long-term physical care and/or household support and/or psychosocial assistance to a person in need of care from within their family or extended social circle.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for older adults in need of care: • Unable to provide written informed consent • Representation by a legal guardian • Insufficient proficiency in the German language, severe cognitive impairment as assessed by the care advisors/Community Health Nurse (a standardized cognitive assessment is not required, and re-assessment for inclusion is deemed inappropriate due to the burden on the individuals) Exclusion criteria for caregiving relatives: • Unable to provide written informed consent • Insufficient proficiency in the German language • The care recipient, who is being cared for by the relative, refuses to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduction of caregiver burden and enhancement of resilience among caregiving relatives – Questionnaire on Family Caregiver Resilience and Burden (FARBE) Enhancement of resilience among older persons in need of care – Questionnaire on Empowerment and Resilience (STARC-5) We will collect data for the primary and secondary outcomes at two time points: at baseline before the intervention (t0) and after the last counseling intervention (t1). The intervention period spans 3 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Enhancement of quality of life among caregiving relatives – World Health Organization Quality of Life – Quality of life domains across the adult lifespan (WHOQOL-BREF) Enhancement of quality of life among older persons in need of care – European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions 3 Level Version (EQ-5D-5L) Enhancement of self-efficacy among caregiving relatives and older persons in need of care – General Self-Efficacy Short Scale (ASKU) Enhancement of autonomy among caregiving relatives and older persons in need of care – World Health Organization Quality of Life – Age-specific quality of life domains (WHOQOL-OLD) We will collect data for the primary and secondary outcomes at two time points: at baseline before the intervention (t0) and after the last counseling intervention (t1). The intervention period spans 3 months. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactKatharina Lüftl
Technische Hochschule Rosenheim
Outcome results
None listed