Status:
COMPLETED
Sense of Control in Frail Older Persons
Lead Sponsor:
Bournemouth University
Conditions:
Frailty
Older People
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Brief Summary
The proposed study seeks to explore the lived experience of control and wellbeing of older people diagnosed with frailty within the care service provision in southern England. In the study, the resea...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Phase one inclusion criteria (frail older people) The pre-selected inclusion criteria for this category of participants include;
- older people (aged 65 years and over);
- individuals diagnosed with frailty and receiving (part of their) care services at the Day Hospital;
- the capacity to give free and fully informed consent;
- ability to use the English language, as well as judgement by the clinical staff and/or nominated manager that the potential participant can take part in an in-depth interview.
- Phase two inclusion criteria (Hospital staff)
- The study will include staff that routinely work with frail older people at the Day Hospital including nurses (registered and unregistered), doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and therapy assistants that can give free and fully informed consent.
- Furthermore, the study will include both part-time and full-time staff with a minimum of six months of work experience with frail older people.
Exclusion
- Phase one exclusion criteria
- The exclusion criteria, on the other hand, will include:
- people who cannot communicate in English;
- and individuals who are acutely medically unwell.
- Phase two exclusion criteria
- The second phase of the study will, on the other hand, exclude:
- • all staff who do not have routine direct contact with patients' care, for example, the senior managers.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 15 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 21 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04503811
Start Date
September 15 2021
End Date
February 21 2022
Last Update
March 2 2022
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Bournemouth, Christchurch, United Kingdom, BH7 7DW