Community Spirit in Residence for the Elderly

NCT06441877 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: 437_Esprit communauté
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 27
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of our study is to observe and understand factors that emphasizes the creation of a community spirit. Specific objectives:

1. 1.Explore and understand the facilitators and challenges of social participation in a residential context;
2. 2.Explore and understand the facilitators and challenges of creating a sense of community in a residential setting.

Conditions

Sense of Community

Keywords

sense of community; social participation; sense of belonging; social cohesion

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Sense of Community Factors

  13 items questionnaire with open questions in individual interview session format, factors are identified through qualitative analysis.

  Up to 1 month after participants' recruitment

• Sense of Community

  9 items questionnaire used to measure the sense of community of the residents. For managers, the measure is their perception of the resident's sense of community. Each item uses a 5 point scale, higher score means higher sense of community, minimum value per item: 1, maximum value per item: 5, minimum total score: 9, maximum total score : 45

  Up to two weeks prior to the interview session

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Sense of Community Facilitators

  Up to 1 month after participants' recruitment

• Sense of Community Obstacles

  Up to 1 month after participants' recruitment

Study Arms (4)

Residents site 1

Elderly residents who live in elderly home care service site 1

Other: No intervention

Residents site 2

Elderly residents who live in elderly home care service site 2

Other: No intervention

Managers site 1

Managers who work for the elderly home care service at site 1

Other: No intervention

Managers site 2

Managers who work for the elderly home care service at site 2

Other: No intervention

Interventions

No intervention OTHER

There is no intervention, this is an observationnal study.

Managers site 1; Managers site 2; Residents site 1; Residents site 2

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Elderly home care residents and the managers that work on site. The participants will be sampled from the selected community homes.

You may qualify if:

• For site managers
• Be a manager in the residences concerned
• Be a department manager or
• Hold a General Manager position or
• Be a member of the partner's head office
• For residents
• Residents of the autonomous wing of the targeted residences
• Close caregiver of a resident of the residences included in the research project

You may not qualify if:

• Neurocognitive disorders
• Significant language difficulties
• Lack of verbal communication

Sponsors & Collaborators

• TOPMED: lead

Study Sites (1)

TOPMED

Québec, Quebec, G1S 1C1, Canada

Location

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Edith Martin
• Organization: Topmed

emartin@topmed.ca

418 683-2104

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restriction Type: LTE60
• Restrictive Agreement: Yes

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 3, 2024
• First Posted: June 4, 2024
• Study Start: May 7, 2024
• Primary Completion: June 4, 2024
• Study Completion: January 14, 2025
• Last Updated: April 20, 2025
• Results First Posted: April 20, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Locations

CA (1)