Geriatric Trauma Care Program for Living Alone Older Adults With Injuries

ConditionsLimb Injury Older Adults Geriatric Pain Geriatric Depression Barthel Index Quality of Life Loneliness

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age65+

SponsorKaohsiung Medical University

About this trial

To examine the long-term effects of the Geriatric Trauma Care Program (GTCP) regarding pain, functional disability, depression, loneliness, and health-related quality of life among older adults with traumatic injuries who live alone.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

willing to join this study for three months

with limb injuries

living alone in a household

aged 65 years old or older

Disqualifiers

with an ISS greater than 16 (severe injuries)

having cognitive impairments

diagnosed with psychiatric illness

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Geriatric trauma care program

Treatment groups

90 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Kaohsiung Medical University

Lead sponsor

National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov