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Evaluating an In-home Multicomponent Program to Manage Concerns About Falling in Frail Community Dwelling Older People

NCT01358032 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 389

Last updated 2012-07-10

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Summary

The main objectives of this study are:

1. an effect evaluation of an in-home multicomponent cognitive behavioural program on concerns about falling and related avoidance of activity (primary outcomes), as well as disability, fall incidents (secondary outcomes) and several additional outcomes in frail community-dwelling older people,
2. a process evaluation of the feasibility of the program, with the following main outcomes: population reached, performance according to protocol, exposure and engagement, opinion on the program of participants and facilitators, perceived benefit or achievement, and experienced barriers and potential solutions, and
3. an economical evaluation on the impact of the program on healthcare utilization and related costs.

Conditions

  • Concerns About Falling
  • Aged

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

an in-home cognitive behavioral program

The in-home cognitive behavioral program aims to learn older persons, living in the community, how to deal with concerns about falling and to increase physical, social and functional activity. The principles of cognitive restructuring are used for shifting maladaptive in adaptive attitudes with respect to falling as well as increasing self efficacy beliefs and feelings of control. The following themes are discussed during the program: concerns about falling, thoughts about falling, physical exercise, assert oneself, overcome personal barriers, recognizing fall-ty habits and managing concerns about falling. Duration of the program is 10 weeks with 7 individual sessions (3 home visits (60, 60 and 75 minutes, respectively) \& 4 telephone contacts (35 minutes each). The program is facilitated by trained nurses qualified in the field of geriatrics and working for home care agencies.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development

    collaborator OTHER

  • Maastricht University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-03-31
Primary Completion
2011-05-31
Completion
2011-05-31

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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