Status:

COMPLETED

The Effects of a Health-social Partnership Program for Discharged Non-frail Older Adults

Lead Sponsor:

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Collaborating Sponsors:

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Conditions:

Transition

Partner Communication

Eligibility:

All Genders

60+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Previous studies supporting discharged patients are hospital-based which admission criteria tend to include mainly those with complex needs and/or specific disease conditions. This study captured the ...

Detailed Description

Objective: To compare the effect of a community-based health-social partnership program with usual care for discharged community-dwelling non-frail older adults on their health-related quality of life...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • resided in the service areas of the study hospital,
  • were aged 60 or over,
  • were cognitively competent with a score greater than 26 in the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Hong Kong version,
  • were living at home before and after discharge from the hospital,
  • had scores of \<5 on the Clinical Frailty Scale (Note: a patient is considered to be non-frail if they have a score less than 5), and
  • were fit for medical discharge

Exclusion

  • were not able to communicate,
  • could not be reached by phone,
  • were bed-bound,
  • had active psychiatric problems,
  • were already engaged in other structured health or social programs, and
  • would not be staying in Hong Kong for the three months of the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 19 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 30 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

75 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04434742

Start Date

June 19 2017

End Date

April 30 2020

Last Update

June 17 2020

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Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Kowloon, Hong Kong