Welfare, Wellbeing and Demographic Change: Understanding Welfare Models

NCT03348202 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: THL/610/6.02.01/2017
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 117
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The EMMY Project is an interdisciplinary and mixed methods comparative study on impact of welfare systems on mental wellbeing among the oldest old in Finland, Italy, Norway and Spain, including aspects such as equity, social inclusion, empowerment and participation. The project will delineate the concept of mental wellbeing at old age by qualitative methods, and will dissect the links between welfare systems and mental wellbeing by quantitative methods. It will support exchange of good policies between EU Member States by performing case studies of existing welfare policies and systems in the four participating countries, and it will develop a new research-based tool for assessing the mental wellbeing impact of welfare policies in old people. The overarching aim of this interdisciplinary, comparative research project is to improve our knowledge and understanding of how different welfare models and related policies, as well as health and social care service approaches, can benefit from adaptation in order to target mental wellbeing in the oldest-old. The project will support development of social welfare models in order to incorporate a change of focus from mental disorders to mental wellbeing among old people. This is important, not only because of the ageing of the European population, but also because of increasing pressures on public finances, within and beyond Europe.

Conditions

Ageing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Delineate the concept of mental wellbeing at old age by qualitative methods.

  Qualitative data on mental wellbeing will be collected by representative participatory focus groups in each country (Finland, Norway, Spain Italy).

  2017-2019

• Investigate the links between welfare systems and mental wellbeing by quantitative methods.

  Quantitative data will be derived from existing comparative datasets, preferably from datasets that cover all participating countries such as European Social Survey (ESS), European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC), Eurobarometers and from national datasets.

  2017-2019

Study Arms (1)

Focus Group Participants

Approximately 24 groups (6 per country; Finland, Norway, Spain, Italy) consisting participants aged 80+ recruited from: senior community centres, adult day care centres, nursing homes. Each focus group will comprise from 4 to 8 people. Attempts would be made to create gender-balanced groups.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 80 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Participants aged 80+ recruited from: senior community centres, adult day care centres, nursing homes. Each focus group will comprise from 4 to 8 people. Attempts would be made to create gender-balanced groups.

You may qualify if:

• People aged 80+.
• Cognitive capacity to understand the information sheet and sign the Participant Consent Form and participate in a focus group session according to the moderators' criteria.
• Knowledge of the language of the focus group.
• The individual has been informed of the purpose and rationale of the study, has understood both, and has had all questions answered by the researcher.
• The individual has signed the Participant Consent Form

You may not qualify if:

• Individuals who do not have capacity to give informed consent and/or otherwise not able to conform to focus group protocol

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare: lead
• Åbo Akademi University: collaborator
• SINTEF Health Research: collaborator
• Universidad Autonoma de Madrid: collaborator
• Universita di Verona: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

National Institute for Health and Welfare

Helsinki, Finland

Location

Related Links

• Project website

Study Officials

• Kristian R Wahlbeck, MD

  National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 15, 2017
• First Posted: November 20, 2017
• Study Start: January 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2018
• Study Completion: January 1, 2018
• Last Updated: August 31, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FI (1)