Promoting social inclusion of older home care clients Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group members participate in the day activity service which aims to support home care clients living at home by promoting their health and wellbeing, maintaining their physical, psycholog
Sponsors
University of Eastern Finland
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Home care client 2. Aged 65 years or older 3. Starting to participate in the day activity service (intervention group) or would like to participate in the same type of activity (comparison group)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Severe memory disorder
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Social inclusion measured using the Experiences of Social Inclusion Scale (ESIS) at baseline, 3 and 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Loneliness measured using the De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale and a single question ("How often do you feel lonely?") at baseline, 3 and 6 months 2. Social care related quality of life measured using the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT) at baseline, 3 and 6 months 3. Cost-effectiveness measured using primary and secondary outcomes and the administrative data of social and health care service use and the costs of the intervention at baseline, 3 and 6 months | — |
Countries
Finland
Outcome results
None listed