Patient outcomes and clinimetric measures of geriatric patients assessed by Community Paramedics during home visit program assessments. Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
The CARPE standardized assessment instrument will be tested in this study. It was developed to standardize intake assessments used by community paramedics when conducting home-visits. The CARPE assess
Sponsors
McMaster University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients enrolled in a community paramedicine home visit program with their respective paramedic service 2. Patients qualifying for inclusion may either enter as a participant at the time of an initial/first assessment or as part of a regularly scheduled follow-up visit 3. Aged 60 years or older
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Aged 59 years or younger 2. Patients who are not assessed by a community paramedics program 3. Patients assessed by a community paramedicine program but not via a home visit program
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The internal, external, and convergent validity of the CARPE standardized assessment instrument with information collected at the time of the visit in CP home visit programs. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Difference between initial CARPE assessment and follow-up assessment at 90 days. Changes between assessments will be measured to test decision support tools embedded within the CARPE assessment instrument. | — |
Countries
Canada
Contacts
Public ContactRyan Strum
Outcome results
None listed