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Ageing well: evaluation of social participation and quality of life tools to enhance community aged care (study protocol).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several outcome measures can be utilised to measure social participation and Quality of Life (QoL) in research and clinical practice. However there have been few large-scale trials of these tools in community care to identify their value to clients and providers. This study aims to evaluate the implementation of the Australian Community Participation Questionnaire (ACPQ) and the ICEpop CAPability measure for Older people (ICECAP-O) as tools to measure social participation and QoL for clients receiving community aged care services. The specific research questions focus on determining: (1) the levels and predictors of social participation and QoL among older adults using community aged care services; (2) the acceptability and feasibility of implementation of ACPQ and ICECAP-O tools into routine community aged care assessments; (3) if implementation of the tools change service provision and outcomes for older adults receiving community aged care services.

Methods

A mixed method design will be used to collect data from a large Australian aged care provider. Community aged care clients' ACPQ and ICECAP-O scores, as well as other key outcomes (e.g. services used, hospitalisation and admission to permanent residential care), will be examined at baseline and 12-monthly follow-up assessments. Interviews and focus groups with community aged care clients and staff who administer the tools will also be completed. Descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression will be used to examine the levels and predictors of social participation and QoL. Thematic analysis of interviews and focus groups will be used to determine the acceptability and feasibility of implementing the ACPQ and ICECAP-O into routine needs assessments in community aged care. Case-controlled analyses will be used to determine whether the implementation of the ACPQ and ICECAP-O changes service use and outcomes.

Discussion

The novel use of the ACPQ and the ICECAP-O tools as part of routine needs assessments for community aged care clients has the potential to improve the quality and effectiveness of community aged care services and outcomes.

Trial registration

Australian and New Zealand clinical trial registry number: ACTRN12617001212347 . Registered 18/08/2017.

SUBMITTER: Brett L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6419453 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Ageing well: evaluation of social participation and quality of life tools to enhance community aged care (study protocol).

Brett Lindsey L Georgiou Andrew A Jorgensen Mikaela M Siette Joyce J Scott Grace G Gow Edwina E Luckett Gemma G Westbrook Johanna J

BMC geriatrics 20190312 1

<h4>Background</h4>Several outcome measures can be utilised to measure social participation and Quality of Life (QoL) in research and clinical practice. However there have been few large-scale trials of these tools in community care to identify their value to clients and providers. This study aims to evaluate the implementation of the Australian Community Participation Questionnaire (ACPQ) and the ICEpop CAPability measure for Older people (ICECAP-O) as tools to measure social participation and ...[more]

PMID: 30871472

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Project description:BACKGROUND:Health behaviours (physical activity, maintenance of a healthy diet and not smoking) are known to be beneficial to the health and well-being of chronically ill people. With China's ageing population and increased prevalence of people with chronic diseases, the improvement of unhealthy behaviours in this population has become crucial. Although recent studies have highlighted the importance of social participation for health and quality of life (QoL) among older people, no study to date has included social participation along with more traditional health behaviours. Therefore, this study aimed to identify associations of multiple health behaviours (social participation, physical activity, maintenance of a healthy diet and not smoking) with health and QoL outcomes (including cognitive and physical function) among chronically ill older adults in China. METHODS:For this nationally representative cross-sectional study, wave 1 data from the World Health Organization's Study on global AGEing and adult health (China) were examined. In total, 6629 community-dwelling older adults (mean age, 64.9?years) with at least one chronic disease were included. Multivariate linear regression analyses were used to evaluate associations of health behaviours with health and QoL outcomes while controlling for background characteristics. RESULTS:Greater social participation was associated with better QoL [??=?0.127, standard error (SE)?=?0.002, p?<?0.001], cognitive function (??=?0.154, SE?=?0.033, p?<?0.001) and physical function (??=?-?0.102, SE?=?0.008, p?<?0.001). Physical activity was associated with better QoL (??=?0.091, SE?=?0.015, p?<?0.001) and physical function (??=?-?0.155, SE?=?0.062, p?<?0.001). Sufficient fruit and vegetable consumption was associated with better QoL (??=?0.087, SE?=?0.015, p?<?0.001). CONCLUSIONS:Our findings suggest that social participation is an important health behaviour for quality of life and cognitive function among chronically ill older people in China. Health promotion programmes should expand their focus to include social participation as a health behaviour, in addition to physical activity, maintenance of a healthy diet and not smoking.

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Ageing well: evaluation of social participation and quality of life tools to enhance community aged care (study protocol).

Background

Methods

Discussion

Trial registration

Publications

Ageing well: evaluation of social participation and quality of life tools to enhance community aged care (study protocol).

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