Status:
COMPLETED
Self-Management Program for Older Adults With Multimorbidity
Lead Sponsor:
McMaster University
Conditions:
Multimorbidity
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Patients with multimorbidity move between multiple care settings, and so they are at high risk of receiving fragmented care leading to increased risk for avoidable illness, death, and health care cost...
Detailed Description
Research Question: What is the acceptability and effects of a six-month self-management program compared to usual home care services for older adults with multimorbidity and their family and friend c...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 65 years of age and older;
- Three or more chronic conditions
- Newly referred (following initiation of the study) for home care services and living in the community, including supportive housing, retirement homes, and lodging homes and excluding long-term care;
- Able to speak English or have access to a translator;
- Not planning to move away from the CCAC catchment area in the next 6 months;
- Be mentally competent to provide informed consent, either independently or by a substitute decision maker.
Exclusion
- Participants will be excluded if they are unable to read and understand English and do not have access to their own translator
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2016
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
59 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02209285
Start Date
January 1 2016
End Date
December 1 2017
Last Update
January 30 2020
Active Locations (1)
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McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8S 4K1