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
Active Locations (1)
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Kowloon, Hong Kong