Trial reportBMC public health2010
The reduction of disability in community-dwelling frail older people: design of a two-arm cluster randomized controlled trial.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- Community-based complex interventions to sustain independence in older people, stratified by frailty: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of interdisciplinary primary care approach to reduce disability in community dwelling frail older people: cluster randomised controlled trial.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2013Trial
- Predictors of web-based follow-up response in the Prevention Of Low Back Pain In The Military Trial (POLM).BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2011Trial
- Personalised care planning for older people with frailty: a review of factors influencing implementation.BJGP open · 2025Article
- Case management for integrated care of older people with frailty in community settings.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Review
- Comprehensive geriatric assessments in integrated care programs for older people living at home: A scoping review.Health & social care in the community · 2019Article
- Health status, health behaviors, and the ability to perform everyday activities in Poles aged ≥65 years staying in their home environment.Clinical interventions in aging · 2018Article
- The effects of a life goal-setting technique in a preventive care program for frail community-dwelling older people: a cluster nonrandomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2016Article
- Screening for frailty: older populations and older individuals.Public health reviews · 2016Article
- Are physically frail older persons more at risk of adverse outcomes if they also suffer from cognitive, social, and psychological frailty?European journal of ageing · 2014Article
- Measures of frailty in population-based studies: an overview.BMC geriatrics · 2013Review
- Performance-based instrument to assess functional capacity in community-dwelling older adults.Dementia & neuropsychologiaArticle
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5 authors at 1 institution in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundFrailty among older people is related to an increased risk of adverse health outcomes such as acute and chronic diseases, disability and mortality. Although many intervention studies for frail older people have been reported, only a few have shown positive effects regarding disability prevention. This article presents the design of a two-arm cluster randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and feasibility of a primary care intervention that combines the most promising elements of disability prevention in community-dwelling frail older people. METHODS/
designIn this study twelve general practitioner practices were randomly allocated to the intervention group (6 practices) or to the control group (6 practices). Three thousand four hundred ninety-eight screening questionnaires including the Groningen Frailty Indicator (GFI) were sent out to identify frail older people. Based on their GFI score (≥5), 360 participants will be included in the study. The intervention will receive an interdisciplinary primary care intervention. After a comprehensive assessment by a practice nurse and additional assessments by other professionals, if needed, an individual action plan will be defined. The action plan is related to a flexible toolbox of interventions, which will be conducted by an interdisciplinary team. Effects of the intervention, both for the frail older people and their informal caregivers, will be measured after 6, 12 and 24 months using postal questionnaires and telephone interviews. Data for the process evaluation and economic evaluation will be gathered continuously over a 24-month period. DISCUSSION: The proposed study will provide information about the usefulness of an interdisciplinary primary care intervention. The postal screening procedure was conducted in two cycles between December 2009 and April 2010 and turned out to be a feasible method. The response rate was 79.7%. According to GFI scores 29.3% of the respondents can be considered as frail (GFI ≥ 5). Nearly half of them (48.1%) were willing to participate. The baseline measurements started in January 2010. In February 2010 the first older people were approached by the practice nurse for a comprehensive assessment. Data on the effect, process, and economic evaluation will be available in 2012.
trial registrationISRCTN31954692.
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