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ArticleBMC geriatrics2019

Protocol of a case-control longitudinal study (fraXity) assessing frailty and complexity among Swiss home service recipients using interRAI-HC assessments.

Catherine Ludwig, Catherine Busnel

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Article in BMC geriatrics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03883425 (Frailty and Complexity Among Home Service Recipients), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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NCT03883425 completednot on this map

Frailty and Complexity Among Home Service Recipients: a Case-control Longitudinal Study

TypeobservationalSponsorSchool of Health Sciences GenevaRan2018 to 2020Enrolled231ConditionsFrail Elderly SyndromeArmsinterRAI-HC assessments
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Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Catherine LudwigGeneva School of Health Sciences, HES-SO, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Avenue de Champel 47, 1206, Geneva, Switzerland. catherine.ludwig@hesge.ch.ORCID 0000-0003-4634-2092
Catherine BusnelGeneva Institution for Homecare and Assistance (imad), Avenue du Cardinal Mermillod 36, 1227, Carouge, Switzerland.
HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland · CHInstitution Genevoise de Maintien à Domicile · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe early screening of frail individuals and of patients with complex care needs are challenges that countries witnessing population aging face. Homecare nurses are actors of choice in meeting these challenges, yet they need means of identifying frail and complex patients in their routine practice. The fraXity study's aim is to fill this gap by (1) proposing frailty and complexity computation algorithms derived from the interRAI-HC; (2) assessing the predictive validity of the proposed indices with respect to adverse health outcomes; and (3) identifying subgroups of the aged population for whom the early screening of frailty and complexity appears to be most relevant.

methodsThe study will rely on a prospective observational case-control longitudinal study. Three samples of individuals aged 65 or older living in the community will be considered: recipients of formal home care (case 1), of formal home assistance (case 2) and individuals free of formal home services (controls). All participants will receive interRAI-HC assessments at three measurement occasions, separated by six-month intervals. Baseline assessments will serve to derive frailty and complexity scores. Follow-ups will serve to assess the predictive validity of the proposed indices and to estimate the intra-individual change in frailty and complexity. Group comparisons will serve to identify subgroups of the population for whom the screening of frailty and complexity appears to be the most relevant. DISCUSSION: The expected results of the fraXity study are a) reliable computation algorithms for frailty and complexity scores derived from the interRAI-HC and b) clinical assessment protocols for use by homecare nurses. These outcomes should contribute to outfitting key actors of the health system with means of enhancing their part in a collective endeavor targeting the best care and quality of life for aged citizens.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03883425 , registered on March 20, 2019.

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Frail ElderlyFrailtyGeriatric AssessmentHome Care ServicesAgedAged, 80 and overCase-Control StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleObservational Studies as TopicProspective StudiesQuality of LifeSwitzerlandComplexityFrailtyHome careNursingStandardized geriatric assessment

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