Hypertension, Dyslipidemia, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Kidney Disease, Ischemic Heart Disease, and other Internal Medicine Conditions,As well as orthopedic diseases such as knee osteoarthritis and low back pain.
Conditions
Interventions
Social describing for 6 months with standard treatment
Sponsors
Teikyo University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Aged 65 years or older. 2) Individuals meeting any of the following criteria for social isolation: (a) Less than one contact per week with a person other than cohabitants. (b) Living alone. (c) Any other case where a physician deems the individual to be at high risk of social isolation. 3) Individuals with chronic diseases: internal diseases such as hypertension, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, ischemic heart disease, as well as orthopedic diseases such as knee osteoarthritis and low back pain. 4) Individuals who own a smartphone.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Individuals deemed to have communication difficulties due to cognitive impairment or hearing loss. 2) Any other individual whom the principal investigator deems unsuitable for participation in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Items related to the feasibility of a large-scale study: recruitment success rate, data collection compliance, acceptability of intervention methods, success rate of link workers in facilitating activities, and rate of obtaining blood test results. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Indicators necessary to assess the effectiveness and safety of the intervention: subjective well-being, physical activity levels, degree of frailty, degree of social isolation, general blood test values, facilitated community activities, satisfaction with ICT tools, adverse events, etc. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactShinji Sato
Teikyo University Faculty of Medical Technology
Outcome results
None listed