RCT of Health-promoting Intervention for Older Foreign-born Adults
Livslots Angered - A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Community-based Health-promoting and Disease-preventive Program for Older Foreign Born Adults
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Brief Summary
The overarching aim with this study was to develop, implement and evaluate a health promoting programme for people from Finland or the Western Balkan region, who were 70 years of age or older and independent daily activites (1). The aim of the programme was to prevent or delay dependence in daily activities, health decline, and frailty. The study focused on both evaluation and implementation and the data collection finished in 2016
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Aug 2012
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2012
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 10, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 29, 2013
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 1, 2016
CompletedMay 13, 2019
May 1, 2019
3.4 years
April 10, 2013
May 9, 2019
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Change of Activities of Daily Life (ADL)
The ADL-staircase
change from baseline at 6 months and 1 year
Change of Sense of Coherence (KASAM)
KASAM (by Antonovsky)
change from basline at 6 months and 1 year
Secondary Outcomes (14)
Change of Fatigue
baseline, 6 months, and 1 year
Change of Grip strength
baseline, 6 months, and 1 year
Change of Physical activity
basline, 6 months, and 1 year
Change of Balance
basline, 6 months, and 1 year
Change of Gait speed
basline, 6 months, and 1 year
- +9 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Senior meetings
EXPERIMENTALThe intervention will comprise four weekly meetings in small groups (4-6 participants) in addition to an individual follow-up home visit two to three weeks after the last senior meeting.The main purpose of the senior meetings is to give information and facilitate discussion of the ageing process and provide tools and suggest strategies to enable the clients to solve the various problems that may arise at home in order to remain living at home in a safe and secure way. The information will also include what the municipality provides in the form of local meeting places, activities run by local associations, physical training for seniors, walking groups, possibilities of offering or accepting help on a voluntary basis. Furthermore, they will be informed about help and support available in their city district. Identification of risks for, and advice on, how to prevent falls will also be included.
Control group
NO INTERVENTIONThe control group will receive conventional care on their own initiative.
Interventions
The intervention will be led by professionals such as a registered occupational therapist, a nurse, a physical therapist, and a social worker. The intervention will comprise four weekly meetings in small groups (4-6 participants) in addition to an individual follow-up home visit two to three weeks after the last senior meeting. To use groups involve the possibility of peer education where participants in a person-centeredness perspective are seen as experts on their own situation and learn from each other. The relationship between the personnel and the participants in the senior meetings can be described as a partnership. Respect for the participant and his/her values, and that the participant gets an opportunity to maintain and develop their own power over their own everyday activities will be essential in the meeting.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Foreign-born from Finland or any of five countries in the Western Balkans (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia)
- years of age or older
- Living in Angered, Gothenburg
- Living in their ordinary housing
- Not dependent on informal or formal help in daily activities
You may not qualify if:
- Impaired cognition, Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) below 80% of administered items
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Göteborg Universitylead
- The Swedish Research Councilcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Synneve Dahlin-Ivanoff
Gothenburg, 40530, Sweden
Related Publications (2)
Gustafsson S, Lood Q, Wilhelmson K, Haggblom-Kronlof G, Landahl S, Dahlin-Ivanoff S. A person-centred approach to health promotion for persons 70+ who have migrated to Sweden: promoting aging migrants' capabilities implementation and RCT study protocol. BMC Geriatr. 2015 Feb 14;15:10. doi: 10.1186/s12877-015-0005-4.
PMID: 25887506DERIVEDLood Q, Gustafsson S, Dahlin Ivanoff S. Bridging barriers to health promotion: a feasibility pilot study of the 'Promoting Aging Migrants' Capabilities study'. J Eval Clin Pract. 2015 Aug;21(4):604-13. doi: 10.1111/jep.12345. Epub 2015 Mar 23.
PMID: 25810033DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Synneve Dahlin-Ivanoff, Professor
Göteborg University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 10, 2013
First Posted
April 29, 2013
Study Start
August 1, 2012
Primary Completion
January 1, 2016
Study Completion
January 1, 2016
Last Updated
May 13, 2019
Record last verified: 2019-05