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Attention to the health of the elderly in primary health care

Attention to the health of the elderly: a proposal for multidimensional evaluation and intervention

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-92dbtx
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2018-07-05
Start date
2015-12-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Healthy Aging, Quality of Life, Primary Health Care.

Interventions

Multidimensional interventions were applied to the Intervention Group, with 60 participants, during seven monthly meetings held in Natal and Santa Cruz. The interventions included several activities a
Behavioural
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F02.600

Sponsors

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
60 Years to 91 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age greater than or equal to 60 years; male or female gender; be enrolled in the Primary Health Care of your municipality; and present preserved cognitive status.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Major physical disability; cognitive impairment; residence time in your municipality less than six months.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement of the Quality of Life Scale of the "Medical Outcomes Short-Form Health Survey" (SF-36) in the Intervention Group after application of multidimensional interventions, which represents an improvement in Quality of Life;Reduction of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-30) score in the Intervention Group after the application of multidimensional interventions, which represents reduction of depressive symptoms

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Increased correlation index (r greater than 0.5) observed between several aspects of Quality of Life and Geriatric Depression in the intervention group, after application of the interventions

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactGilson Torres

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

gilsonvtorres@hotmail.com+55-084-999873769

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 20, 2026