Activity based health related actions: Intervention study towards activity, participation and health among older people with risk for health decline

Activity based health related actions: Intervention study towards activity, participation and health among older people with risk for health decline, a randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN44231162

Enrollment

200

Registered

2011-03-15

Start date

2010-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Health decline with older people Not Applicable Health decline

Interventions

All three types of activity-focused services (short and longer group- and individual-based) is implemented by an occupational therapist (OT) experienced in working with older people who are experienci

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Older people with risk for health decline, i.e.: 1. Living in ordinary housing 2. Aged 76 - 82 years old, either sex 3. No homecare services 4. Living in an urban area in northern Sweden The target sample will be identified through the National Tax Board.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Persons with clear problems in either cognition and/or communication that would not enable informed consent to participate or ability to participate reliably in self-report

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Person's activity level and participation using the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Taxonomy together with self-rated Modified NPS Interest Checklist (MNPS) that address leisure activities. Measured at base-line, post intervention and at 12 and 24 months follow-up.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Whether changes in activity level and participation influences health, including activity-based well being and loneliness 2. Self-rated health, measured using the 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) 3. Secondary measure of health measured with the Occupational Well Being Questionnaire 4. Parameters of social aspects of everyday life, evaluated using loneliness scale 5. Health related quality of life measured with the EQ5D 6. Health economic issues such as cost-effectiveness and cost-utility, will be based on relevant costs from a societal perspective (e.g., technical aids, health consumption, costs related to intervention All measured at baseline, post intervention and at 12 and 24 months follow-up.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Whether changes in activity level and participation influences health, including activity-based well being and loneliness 2. Self-rated health, measured using the 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) 3. Secondary measure of health measured with the Occupational Well Being Questionnaire 4. Parameters of social aspects of everyday life, evaluated using loneliness scale 5. Health related quality of life measured with the EQ5D 6. Health economic issues such as cost-effectiveness and cost-utility, will be based on relevant costs from a societal perspective (e.g., technical aids, health consumption, costs related to intervention All measured at baseline, post intervention and at 12 and 24 months follow-up.

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Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026