Development of a mobile-based health-related quality of life improvement programs for the elderly with complex chronic diseases in the vulnerable

Development of ICT-based health-related quality of life improvement programs for the elderly with complex chronic diseases in the vulnerable

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0010256

Enrollment

Registered

2025-03-06

Start date

2024-05-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others(Health promoting integrated program using the mobile application) : The experimental group applied the complex chronic disease management application developed for 6 weeks and the face-to-face

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The participants were vulnerable older adults aged 65 years and above with chronic diseases. The selection criteria included those who had been diagnosed with and were receiving treatment for two or more major chronic diseases (e.g., hypertension, hyperlipidemia, chronic lower back pain, diabetes mellitus, cerebrovascular disease, and depression) and were receiving livelihood benefits from the government owing to economic difficulties.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants with cognitive disorders were excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Health literacy;chronic disease management self-efficacy;depression; health-related quality of life;subjective health status	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
General characteristics and health-related characteristics	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactLee Hyun-Ju

The Catholic University of Pusan

iodes@cup.ac.kr+82-51-515-0776

Outcome results