Frailty
Conditions
Keywords
Autonomy, Older people, Physically frail, Nursing home, Intervention study
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the status of perceived autonomy and to evaluate the effectiveness of individually tailored programmes on perceived autonomy in physically frail older people living in nursing homes.
Detailed description
Experiencing autonomy is recognised to promote health and well-being for all age groups. Perceived lack of control has been found to be detrimental to physical and mental health. There is a lack of evidence-based knowledge elucidating how frail older people in nursing home settings perceive autonomy. Further, there are no studies on the extent to which this perception can be influenced positively by participating in an individually tailored programme based on individual wishes for daily activities. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of individually tailored programmes on perceived autonomy in physically frail older people in nursing homes.
Interventions
OTHERIndividually tailored programmes
Individualised intervention programmes based on individual wishes for daily activities
Sponsors
University of Southern Denmark
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Aged 65 years or older * All kinds of diseases leading to physical frailty * Dependent on assistance in minimum one P-ADL activity * Able to understand verbal instructions * Willing to participate * Expected to live in the nursing home during the 24 weeks * Both men and women
Exclusion criteria
* Terminal stages of disease * MMSE-score below 16
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Autonomy Sub-dimension | baseline, after 12 weeks, anfter 24 weeks |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed