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NCT Number: NCT02904889

Stimulating Engagement in Daily and Physical Activities Among Older Adults Receiving Homecare Services (Part of Basic Care Revisited)

Most older adults want to stay at home for as long as possible. To reach this aim it is important to maintain their mobility and self-care abilities. However, many older adults are at risk to lose their abilities, as they have an inactive lifestyle. In this study, homecare professionals learn to motivate their clients to be more active in daily and physical activities. Examples of these activities are washing and dressing, household chores or going for a walk.

The primary aim of this exploratory study is to evaluate the implementation of the 'Stay Active at Home' program (process evaluation). The secondary aim is to get insight into the potential effectiveness of the program with regard to several primary and secondary outcomes measures (effect evaluation). The tertiary aim is to test the feasibility of the proposed study design.

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Key information

Conditions

Community-dwelling Older Adults

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

MeanderGroep Zuid-Limburg

Kerkrade, Limburg, Netherlands

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • ≥65 years
  • Community-dwelling
  • Indication for homecare
  • ≥10 hours sedentary behaviour/day (measured with LASA vragenlijst questionnaire)
  • Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • Terminal
  • Serious cognitive or psychological problems
  • Not able to speak Dutch

Treatment and study plan

Stay Active at Home

Behavioral

Stay Active at Home' aims to change the behaviour of community nurses and domestic support workers by offering them an intensive training programme. Subsequently, professionals are expected to deliver goal-oriented, holistic and person-centred services focusing on supporting older adults to maintain, gain or restore their competences to engage in physical and daily activities so that they can manage their everyday life as independently as possible.

Usual Care

Other

Homecare professionals will get no training and their clients will receive usual homecare.

Primary outcomes

  1. Short Physical Performance Battery (older adults)

    Time frame: after 6 months

  2. Groningen Activity Restriction Scale (older adults)

    Time frame: after 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (older adults)

    Time frame: baseline, after 6 and 9 months

  2. EQ-5D-5L (older adults)

    Time frame: baseline, after 6 and 9 months

  3. Healthcare utilisation questionnaire (older adults)

    Time frame: baseline, after 6 and 9 months

  4. Self-efficacy and outcome expectation questionnaire (older adults and professionals)

    Time frame: baseline, after 6 and 9 months

  5. Satisfaction with care, 1 item CQ index (older adults)

    Time frame: baseline, after 6 and 9 months

  6. Falls, 1 item 'How often did you fall during the ... months?' (older adults)

    Time frame: baseline, after 6 and 9 months

  7. LASA sedentary behaviour questionnaire (older adults)

    Time frame: baseline, after 6 and 9 months

  8. Physical activity (actigraph, counts/minute, subsample older adults)

    Time frame: baseline, after 6 and 9 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Maastricht University Medical Center

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Registry information

Official study title

Stimulating Engagement in Daily and Physical Activities Among Older Adults Receiving Homecare Services: An Exploratory Trial (Part of Basic Care Revisited)

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Sep 19, 2016
Registry last updated
Sep 26, 2017

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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