RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07686172

Interprofessional Health Needs Assessment (IHNA) for Older Adults Living at Home

Implementing and Evaluating the Impact of Interprofessional Health Needs Assessment (INHA) for Older Adults Living at Home

Sponsor

University of Stavanger

Enrollment

200 participants

Start Date

Mar 10, 2026

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Health-related Quality of Life

Summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Interprofessional Health Needs Assessment (IHNA) in older adults living at home. Specifically, the trial will assess the effects of IHNA on health-related quality of life, social care-related quality of life, survival, and health service utilization. The primary objective is to determine the effect of IHNA on participants' health-related quality of life at 12 months. Secondary objectives are to assess its effects on social care-related quality of life, survival (time to death), health service utilization, and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) at 6 and 12 months.

Eligibility

Min Age: 65 Years

Inclusion Criteria3

years and older
applying for a municipal health and care service at home (i.e., practical assistance, home nursing, assistive devices, rehabilitation, day care center)
the health care service will have a duration of more than 2 weeks

Exclusion Criteria4

younger than 65 years
diagnosed with dementia
life expectancy shorter than 6 months
applying for a nursing home placement

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Interventions

OTHERInterprofessional Health Needs Assesement (INHA)

Interprofessional teams with a nurse, physiotherapist, or occupational therapist from Stavanger and Sandnes municipalities will assess participants in the intervention group using the Interprofessional Health Needs Assessment (INHA) procedure. INHA includes screening tools to assess mobility, cognition, mental health, nutrition and oral health, vision and hearing, activities of daily living, social network, physical and behavioral health. Based on the IHNA findings, the interprofessional teams, in collaboration with the older adult, will decide on the allocation of municipal health services, make referrals, and provide advice on available preventive and health promotion interventions from the municipality's health and care services and relevant voluntary and private actors.