Health Services for the Aged
Conditions
Brief summary
Study of interest of Telemedicine in establishments providing care for the dependent elderly (EHPAD in french) is a strategy for improving the course of care of residents, including the number not programmed hospitalizations, and a multidimensional analysis of the conditions of effectiveness of telemedicine will identify the keys to optimize its use.
Detailed description
The project combines quantitative and qualitative analyses : 1\. Quantitative study Study of comparative prospective cohort clustered in two parallel groups: Group 'Telemedicine': establishments providing care for the dependent elderly (EHPAD in french) equipped for telemedicine (teleconsultation, casualty) as part of the regional project of the Aquitaine Regional Agency of Heath telemedicine device deployment. Control group: Defined and equipped for telemedicine EHPAD after matching on the number of residents, the GMP (average weighted GIR : Groupes Iso Ressources = score to reflects the average level of dependency of residents of a residential care facility for the elderly), the PMP (weighted average PATHOS = an evaluation system set up by the National Union of Clinical Gerontology and the Medical Service of the National Fund for Health Insurance for Salaried Workers), the distance to a hospital with an emergency shelter service. The rate of unscheduled hospitalizations will be collected during follow-up visits in clinical departments of the healthcare of the Gironde (french department) by a research staff. 2 Qualitative study In the Group of nursing homes with telemedicine, said group Telemedicine, will be identified four long-term care facilities, selected according to their degree of use of telemedicine (ratio number of teleconsultation per month / number of beds) (EHPAD 2 strong users, 2 nursing homes) low users) within these four long-term care facilities will be carried out observations of field and in-depth interviews with professionals, managers and attending physicians.
Interventions
PROCEDUREEvaluation of disease and follow-up
Correspondence medical consultation with specific device
Sponsors
University Hospital, Bordeaux
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Quantitative research: * All residents of nursing home men and women 65 years of age and more and likely to be eligible for a teleconsultation or a casualty because achieved one of the identified chronic pathologies as a reason for teleconsultation, will be included in both groups of long-term care * Medical professionals working in the nursing home agreeing to answer the specifics questionnaires Qualitative study: * Doctors, physicians and coordinators nurses of Establishments Providing Care for the Dependent Elderly, nurses, orderly, psychologists, directors of Establishments * Having a professional activity in nursing homes selected * Having given their consent to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
* Residents of long-term care facilities (quantitative study) Resident (or guardian/person) who expressed his opposition to participate in the study or not likely to be eligible for a teleconsultation or casualty Establishments Providing Care for the Dependent Elderly (qualitative) professionals * Professional who expressed his opposition to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalization not programmed residents on Medicine Surgery obstetrics (MCO) | 12 months | Number of hospitalizations not programmed residents on Medicine Surgery obstetrics (MCO) between the inclusion and 12 month |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| the main diagnosis, coded by the International Classification of diseases for every hospitalization | 12 months | Evaluate the number of inappropriate hospitalization. The inappropriate hospitalization will be performed using the classification of Weissman. Weissman classification identifies causes of potentially preventable hospitalizations, from the main diagnosis, coded by the International Classification of diseases, version 10 (ICD10). |
| Score of the specific questionnaire for measurement of the context organizational and Managerial in health care facilities | 12 months | Evaluate the impact of a strategy issued in EHPAD type teleconsultation or casualty on the quality of work life |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed