Geriatric Syndromes
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Participants will be allocated one to three interventional modules (Psycho-emotional Module, Education Module, Goal-setting Module). The intervention modules will be assigned using a structur
Sponsors
Forschungsabteilung der Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Altersmedizin Halle (Saale)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Geriatric patients admitted to an acute geriatric ward • Sufficient mobility to reach the room designated for the intervention independently or with use of mobility aids, as assessed by ward staff • Barthel Index = 40 • Subjectively capable of participating in the intervention and understanding instructions, according to the clinical assessment of the treating physicians and research staff • Expected to be available by telephone after hospitalization • Consent to audio recording of interviews • Receives at least one module according to the decision algorithm
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Documented diagnosis of dementia • Acute delirium or psychosis • Acute suicidality • Barthel Index < 40 • Diagnosis of a disease that impairs the capacity to consent to participation • Unlikely to be available by telephone after discharge • No consent to audio recording of interviews
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Acceptability of the intervention from the perspective of the patients, measured shortly after completion of the intervention using the Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) and semi-structured interviews -Adherence documented by users during the course of the intervention -Adherence and facilitating and hindering factors for adherence from the perspective of the patients measured shortly after completion of the intervention and one month after completion of the intervention using questionnaires and semi-standardized interviews -Feasibility of intervention from the user's perspective measured during the course of the intervention through documentation and using the Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM) -Intervention fidelity measured through user documentation during the course of the intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Recruitment rate, recruitment speed, discontinuation rate, dropout rate (during the intervention and follow-up period) - Reasons for discontinuation and dropout - Module assignment by decision algorithm - Educational material assignment by decision algorithm | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactRosa Marie Brückner
Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Altersmedizin Halle (Saale)
Outcome results
None listed