Dutch EASYcare Study
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First Received Date ICMJE | March 11, 2005 | ||||
Last Updated Date | August 9, 2007 | ||||
Start Date ICMJE | April 2003 | ||||
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Brief Title ICMJE | Dutch EASYcare Study | ||||
Official Title ICMJE | Effectiveness of EASYcare-Based Geriatric Intermediate Care | ||||
Brief Summary | The purpose of this study is to study the effects of nursing home visits in independently living elderly people on their functional performance and health-related quality of life. The general practitioner (GP) can refer elderly people to this intervention model after identification of a problem in cognition, mood, behavior, mobility, or nutrition. A specialist geriatric nurse visits the patients at home up to six times and coaches the patient in cooperation with the GP and geriatrician. |
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Detailed Description | General practitioners (GPs) in the Western world have to anticipate the increasing age and health care demands of their patients. A considerable proportion of those older patients have reduced functional status and quality of life, which may affect their feelings of autonomy and ability to live independently. Even with considerable disability, most patients prefer to stay at home. Because of their complex clinical presentations and needs, these patients require a special approach to their evaluation and care. Intermediate care is a possible answer to these changing demands, although the efficacy of these programs is a subject of vivid debate. With the Dutch Geriatric Intermediate Care Programme (DGIP) we developed an Intermediate Care model to study efficacy aspects of problem based intermediate care. DGIP is an intermediate care program in which the GP refers elderly patients with a problem in cognition, mood, behavior, mobility, and nutrition. A geriatric specialist nurse applies a guideline based intervention in a maximum of six visits during a maximum of three months. The nurse starts the intervention with the application of the EASYcare instrument for geriatric screening. The EASYcare instrument assesses (instrumental) activities of daily life, cognition, mood, and includes a goal setting item. During the intervention the nurse regularly consults the referring GP and a geriatrician. Objectives
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Study Type ICMJE | Interventional | ||||
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Study Design ICMJE | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Health Services Research |
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Intervention ICMJE | Behavioral: Dutch EASYcare Study Geriatric Intermediate Care Programme | ||||
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* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline. |
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Recruitment Status ICMJE | Completed | ||||
Enrollment ICMJE | 155 | ||||
Completion Date | July 2005 | ||||
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Eligibility Criteria ICMJE | Inclusion Criteria:
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Gender | Both | ||||
Ages | 70 Years and older | ||||
Accepts Healthy Volunteers | No | ||||
Contacts ICMJE | Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects | ||||
Location Countries ICMJE | Netherlands | ||||
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NCT Number ICMJE | NCT00105378 | ||||
Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | GEREASYEFF014-91-055, 014-91-055 | ||||
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Study Sponsor ICMJE | Radboud University | ||||
Collaborators ICMJE | ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development | ||||
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Information Provided By | Radboud University | ||||
Verification Date | August 2007 | ||||
ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP |