Quality of Life of the Piloted Individuals and a Cost-efficiency Analysis

NCT06628856 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ACP 2/2023
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 166
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The increasing life expectancy and global aging population necessitate changes in long-term gerontological services based on Person-Centred Care approaches. This study aims to improve Person-Centred Care in geriatric centers through meaningful activities and the role of occupational therapists and direct care professionals in developing these activities. A descriptive cross-sectional quasi-experimental design was proposed, with 10 participants.

Conditions

Terminal Illness

Keywords

Person-centred care; meaningful activities; direct care professional; occupational therapist

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Qualitative analysis

  structured interviews: The coding system for the qualitative information will be carried out using the Atlas-Ti content analysis program. Atlas-Ti allows exporting a matrix to SPSS format, as a quantitative data matrix composed of the set of ideas, identified by the code of each interview, the idea number and its corresponding code for affected person and family member. In this way, the frequencies of the different categories can be analyzed.

  5 MONTHS

• Multilevel analysis

  daily records: Multilevel analyses will be performed by applying Mix Models with maximum likelihood (ML) estimation.

  5 MONTHS

• Student's t-tests

  telematic records: Student's t-tests for independent samples and ANOVAs/ANCOVAs will be applied to analyze differences in the study variables (needs, QOL, coping strategies) according to sociodemographic (sex, age, educational level) and clinical variables (type of disease, type of treatment or dependency status).

  5 MONTHS

Study Arms (2)

HOSPITAL CHILE

EXPERIMENTAL

The study proposes a 3-time longitudinal design, with evaluations at baseline, 2.5 months, and 5 months, to measure the impact of an intervention on terminally ill patients and their families, focusing on health status, quality of life, and emotional well-being. (N=286)

Other: Quality of life

HOSPITAL SPAIN

EXPERIMENTAL

The study proposes a 3-time longitudinal design, with evaluations at baseline, 2.5 months, and 5 months, to measure the impact of an intervention on terminally ill patients and their families, focusing on health status, quality of life, and emotional well-being. (N=286)

Other: Quality of life

Interventions

Quality of life OTHER

The study proposes a 3-time longitudinal design, with evaluations at baseline, 2.5 months, and 5 months, to measure the impact of an intervention on terminally ill patients and their families, focusing on health status, quality of life, and emotional well-being.

HOSPITAL CHILE; HOSPITAL SPAIN

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years - 110 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• That the direct care worker has a degree as a nursing assistant, dependency care technician, geroculturist or certificate of professionalism.
• The worker must speak and understand Spanish.
• The residence must offer service during the day, in the morning or afternoon shift.
• Workers must have been with the department for more than 4 months.

You may not qualify if:

• Workers who work night shift only.
• Workers on rotating shifts in all departments of the residence.
• Workers absent at the time of the study due to temporary leave, vacations or other causes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad de Burgos: lead

Study Sites (1)

Olalla Saiz Vazquez

Burgos, Burgos, 09003, Spain

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Quality of Life

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Health Status; Demography; Epidemiologic Measurements; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 26, 2024
• First Posted: October 8, 2024
• Study Start: January 7, 2024
• Primary Completion: February 7, 2024
• Study Completion: March 7, 2024
• Last Updated: October 8, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ES (1)