Frail Elderly Syndrome
Conditions
Brief summary
SUNFRAIL+ is a prospective observational cohort study aimed to carry out a multidimensional assessment of community-dwelling older adults, through an IT platform, which allows to connect the items of the SUNFRAIL frailty assessment tool with a cascading multidimensional in-depth assessment of the bio-psycho-social domains of frailty. It is a multicentric study. Seven centres will administer SUNFRAIL questionnaire to 100 older adults each and, according to the specific alerts triggered by the answers provided, older adults will be subjected to one or more validated in-depth tests in order to perform further diagnostic or dimensional evaluations.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTFrailty multidimensional assessment
Each Centre will administer SUNFRAIL frailty assessment tool to the enrolled older adults and, according to the specific alerts triggered by the answers provided, older adults will be subjected (at the same time or subsequently) to one or more validated in-depth tests (already included in the SUNFRAIL+ platform) in order to perform further diagnostic or dimensional evaluations. During the observation phase, subjects will be given different health promotion activities, depending on the assessment. During the follow-up phase, 6 months after enrolment, SUNFRAIL tool and in-depth tests will be administered again. In addition, during the follow up, the extent to which exposure to interventions has influenced the quality of life of older adults will be measured and the number of users enrolled by territorial services, based on user care needs. In addition, the level of satisfaction and usability of the SUNFRAIL+ solution by health and social care professionals will be measured.
Sponsors
Federico II University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Age ≥65 years; * Living at home; * accessing participating centres for social and healthcare services other than those covered by this study; * ability to sign the informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Age \<65 years; * Residents in care facilities (hospital, nursing home); * have overt frailty or disability; are already enrolled in home care; are unable to understand the study aims and sign the informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Improved quality of life | Month 14 | Impact of early, integrated and simultaneous taking care by health system on the quality of life of community-dwelling older adults |
| Appropriateness of care | Month 14 | Level of appropriateness of care by the healthcare system |
| Level of satisfaction of the health professionals | Month 14 | Impact of the IT solution on the organization of services and the workload of professionals |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
Primary ContactMaddalena Illario, PhD
Backup ContactVincenzo De Luca
Outcome results
None listed