Frail Elderly
Conditions
Keywords
Home modification, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Home care
Brief summary
The specific aims of the study are to: 1) test the effectiveness of a home-bases intervention to improve home safety, fall efficacy and functional performance; 2) determine if the use of environmental strategies results in occurrence of less negative health events (falls and depression); 3) compare types of environmental strategies accepted and used under different treatment conditions; and 4) evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the intervention program.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALHome-Based Intervention
BEHAVIORALMulti-component home-based intervention
Sponsors
Thomas Jefferson University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Masking
SINGLE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
70 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 70 years or older * community dwelling * functional vulnerability/HRCA vulnerability index= \>1 problem area
Exclusion criteria
* Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) score of less than or equal to 23 * legal blindness * bed bound * nursing home placement or relocation expected within 12 months of study eligibility
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional difficulty | — |
| Fear of falling | — |
| Self-efficacy | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Home hazards | — |
| Control oriented strategy use | — |
| Mortality | — |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed