Digital Solutions for Elderly Care by Informal Caregivers
Digital Solutions for Elderly Care by Informal Caregivers: A Study on Nursing Benefits
University of Applied Sciences for Health Professions Upper Austria
132 participants
Jan 8, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The study aims to determine the benefits of a web-based documentation and advice for elderly people and their caregivers. It is a randomized controlled trial with two arms (intervention, control). While the participants will be supported by a web-based application within the intervention, they will receive standard care only in the control. In addition, a follow-up until the end of the study will be realized.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria8
- years and older
- Community-dwelling
- Resident in Upper Austria
- Barthel Index below 100
- Requires assistance with activities of daily living
- Caregiver of an older person
- Tech savvy
- Committed to using an app to support caregiving
Exclusion Criteria5
- Planned nursing home admission in the next 12 weeks
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease stage III or IV
- Insufficient understanding and judgment to consent to the study
- years and younger
- Insufficient insight and judgment to consent to the study
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Interventions
Caregivers will be supported with a web-based documentation and advice system for home care for elderly people
Locations(1)
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NCT06199648