Identifying Improvements in an ED Elder Friendly Area Based on Patient Experience (EDEFA_TheirVoice Project)

NCT03717324 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: IIBSP-EXP-2018-80
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Analyze patient experience of elders admitted to the Emergency Department Elder Friendly Area (EFA) and determine possible improvement options and potential solutions. The project will use a creative problem-solving methodology (Design Thinking) to analyze the care process based on the experience of Elder Friendly Area (EFA) users and their families

Conditions

Emergencies; Aging

Keywords

Emergency Department; Geriatrics; Frailty

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Quantitative improvement in the satisfaction survey

  A quantitative increase in the satisfaction survey obtained after the improvement implemented after the co-creation workshop.

  1 month

Study Arms (3)

First evaluation group (survey_1)

Patients/caregivers attended in the Emergency Department Elder Friendly Area (EFA)

Co-creation group

Patients/caregivers attended in the Emergency Department Elder Friendly Area (EFA) who want to participate in the co-creation workshop

Other: Procedure created in co-creation group

Second evaluation group (survey_2)

Patients/caregivers attended in the Emergency Department Elder Friendly Area (EFA), after improvements are made

Other: Procedure created in co-creation group

Interventions

Procedure created in co-creation group OTHER

Interventions will be those obtained from the co-creation workshop with patients

Co-creation group; Second evaluation group (survey_2)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years - 110 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All patients attended in elder friendly area who agree to participate and their caregivers. All them are old frail people.

You may qualify if:

• All patients attended in elder friendly area who agree to participate and their caregivers

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau: lead
• Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Barcelona, 08025, Spain

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Emergencies; Frailty

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Mireia Puig

  Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Emergency Department

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Mireia Puig, PhD

CONTACT

+34616335291; mpuigc@santpau.cat

Mireia Puig

CONTACT

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 22, 2018
• First Posted: October 24, 2018
• Study Start: October 20, 2018
• Primary Completion: November 22, 2018
• Study Completion: October 1, 2019
• Last Updated: October 24, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-10

Locations

ES (1)