Acceptability Study of Sensor in Elderly People's House Living Alone (Fragility Box)

NCT04763811 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: GA-2021-01
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 10
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The Fragility box is a project lead by Mines de Saint-Etienne, Gérontopôle Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (AURA) and Eovi Mcd Mutually to prevent autonomy loss in the elderly dwelling population. With non-intrusive sensors installed in their residence, it is possible to monitor and forecast the frail state of elderly people living alone. The current study focuses on the technical feasibility of the project and the acceptability of these types of devices within the elderly's home. About ten participants have volunteered to be a part of this study. Therefore, they had the sensors installed at their home for a 12 months duration. A qualitative study with focus groups and individual interviews are carried out to evaluate the project: user satisfaction, expectations, and fears.

Conditions

Aging

Keywords

sensors; acceptability; qualitative study; autonomous; elderly people; prevention; Autonomy loss

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Analysis representations of health/fragility and new technologies

  Measured by focus groups results.

  Months:6

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Analysis Representations of health and frailties ; and new technologies Acceptability of sensors

  Months:6

Study Arms (1)

Older 65 people

Older 65 people who live alone in their house will be included. They will have focus groups and Individual interviews.

Other: Focus groups; Other: Individual interviews

Interventions

Focus groups OTHER

discussion between participants about representations of health, dependance, fragility, and new technologies

Older 65 people

Individual interviews OTHER

Discussion between the searcher and the participant about representations of captors, discretion of captors, wish about feed-backs of captors

Older 65 people

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

Older 65 people who live alone in their own house

You may qualify if:

• People living alone
• Autonomous person

You may not qualify if:

• Person with a neurological disease
• Person under guardianship or curatorship

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne: lead
• Saint Etienne School of Mine: collaborator
• Eovi Mcd Mutuelle: collaborator
• Gerontopole Auvergne Rhone-Alpes (AURA): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Gérontopole AURA

Saint-Etienne, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Focus Groups

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Vincent Augusto

  augusto@emse.fr

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 17, 2021
• First Posted: February 21, 2021
• Study Start: March 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2020
• Study Completion: October 1, 2020
• Last Updated: February 21, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FR (1)