Advice on welfare rights for disadvantaged older people recruited via primary health care

Conditions

Primary Care Research Network for England Not Applicable Insufficient social insurance and welfare support

Catherine Haighton, Suzanne Moffatt, Denise Howel, Mel Steer, Frauke Becker et al. (12 authors)

Public Health Research2019-01-014 citations

The Do-Well study: protocol for a randomised controlled trial, economic and qualitative process evaluations of domiciliary welfare rights advice for socio-economically disadvantaged older people recruited via primary health care.

Haighton C, Moffatt S, Howel D, McColl E, Milne E, Deverill M, Rubin G, Aspray T, White M.

2012-05-286 citations

10.1186/1471-2458-12-382

Interventions

750 older people who volunteer to take part will be assigned, by chance, to one of two groups. The 375 older people in one group will be given an appointment with a welfare rights advisor within 2 wee

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Volunteer men and women registered with a General Practice in one of 10 social services areas (1 individual per household ) 2. Aged 60 years and over 3. Providing informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients resident in nursing homes or hospitals at the time of identification 2. Diagnosed terminal illness 3. By virtue of current physical/mental health cannot participate in the research 4. Lack of fluency in written and spoken English

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of life (CASP 19) measured at baseline, 12 months, 24 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Health status (Euroqol EQ5D) 2. Functional ability (ADLs/IADLs) 3. Independence (living independently, with carer support, in own home or a relations, care home or hospital) 4. Social support/participation (Social Support Questionnaire) 5. Depression (PHQ-9) 6. Mortality 7. Key health related behaviours (diet, physical activity, alcohol, smoking) 8. Perceived financial well-being (Affordability Index) 9. Fuel poverty (achievement of household temperature sufficient to maintain health for expenditure of <10% of household income).	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Health status (Euroqol EQ5D) 2. Functional ability (ADLs/IADLs) 3. Independence (living independently, with carer support, in own home or a relations, care home or hospital) 4. Social support/participation (Social Support Questionnaire) 5. Depression (PHQ-9) 6. Mortality 7. Key health related behaviours (diet, physical activity, alcohol, smoking) 8. Perceived financial well-being (Affordability Index) 9. Fuel poverty (achievement of household temperature sufficient to maintain health for expenditure of <10% of household income).

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Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed