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NCT Number: NCT06441877

Community Spirit in Residence for the Elderly

The objective of our study is to observe and understand factors that emphasizes the creation of a community spirit.

Specific objectives:

1. Explore and understand the facilitators and challenges of social participation in a residential context; 2. Explore and understand the facilitators and challenges of creating a sense of community in a residential setting.

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Key information

Conditions

Sense of Community

Age range

40 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

TOPMED

Québec, Quebec, G1S 1C1, Canada

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

For site managers

  • Be a manager in the residences concerned
  • Be a department manager or
  • Hold a General Manager position or
  • Be a member of the partner's head office

For residents

  • Residents of the autonomous wing of the targeted residences
  • Close caregiver of a resident of the residences included in the research project

Exclusion criteria

  • Neurocognitive disorders
  • Significant language difficulties
  • Lack of verbal communication

Treatment and study plan

No intervention

Other

There is no intervention, this is an observationnal study.

Primary outcomes

  1. Sense of Community Factors

    Time frame: Up to 1 month after participants' recruitment

    13 items questionnaire with open questions in individual interview session format, factors are identified through qualitative analysis.

  2. Sense of Community

    Time frame: Up to two weeks prior to the interview session

    9 items questionnaire used to measure the sense of community of the residents. For managers, the measure is their perception of the resident's sense of community. Each item uses a 5 point scale, higher score means higher sense of community, minimum value per item: 1, maximum value per item: 5, minimum total score: 9, maximum total score : 45

Secondary outcomes

  1. Sense of Community Facilitators

    Time frame: Up to 1 month after participants' recruitment

    7 subitems asked in the questionnaire with open questions in individual interview session format, facilitators are identified through qualitative analysis.

  2. Sense of Community Obstacles

    Time frame: Up to 1 month after participants' recruitment

    8 subitems asked in the questionnaire with open questions in individual interview session format, obstacles are identified through qualitative analysis.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

TOPMED

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Elder at the Heart of His or Her Living Environment - Social Participation and Community Spirit in Residence for the Elderly

Acronym: 437_EsCom

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jun 4, 2024
Registry last updated
Apr 20, 2025

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