COVID-19
Conditions
Interventions
Control group: 34 elderly people in home care who will receive routine care from the health unit
Intervention Group 1: 34 elderly people in home care who will receive monthly calls with guidelines for the prevention of COVID-19 and routine conduct of the health unit
Intervention Group 2: 34 elderly people in home care who will receive text messages with guidelines for the prevention of COVID-19 and routine behavior at the health unit
Intervention Group 3: 34 elderly people in home care who will receive verbal guidance for the prevention of COVID-19 and routine behavior at the health unit.
Sponsors
Patricia Freire de Vasconcelos
Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira
Eligibility
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Accompanying elderly people over 18 years of age and who is the main caregiver; Have a telephone for personal or home use that allows the researchers to contact them; Know how to read or be able to answer phone calls OR have a caregiver who can read or is able to answer phone calls.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Elderly considered a suspected case of the new coronavirus (COVID-19); Elderly in hospital during the period of research data collection.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to identify whether there are risks for infection by the new coronavirus in the elderly in home care, as well as the increase in the adoption of prevention measures by the participants, through telephone calls, text messages and guidelines. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactPatricia Vasconcelos
Outcome results
None listed