Attitudes of geriatric patients toward life sustaining treatment in the context of affect, functionality and social support

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00039741

Enrollment

130

Registered

2026-03-26

Start date

2023-09-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-30

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Conditions

Attitude towards life-sustaining treatment

Interventions

Group 1: A single-arm observational study, Patients were surveyed once regarding their cognitive function, level of independence, depressive symptoms, attitudes towards life-prolonging measures, and s

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inpatient stay in the geriatric ward

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Moderate severe cognitive impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Patients’ attitudes towards life-prolonging measures during inpatient hospital treatment, as assessed using questionnaires and standardised assessments	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Factors such as age, burden of disease, depression, functional ability and social integration that influence this attitude	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAdrian Rosada

Charite

adrian.rosada@charite.de030 450 50

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026