Purpose in Life, Goals, and Expectations

Goals Clinical Trial

Official title:

Purpose in Life, Goals, and Expectations of Older Adults After Hospitalization and Their Caregivers

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05462899
• Other study ID #: H21-03607
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Start date: September 1, 2024
• Est. completion date: September 1, 2026

Study information

• Verified date: November 2023
• Source: University of British Columbia
• Contact: Maureen C Ashe, PhD
• Phone: 604-822-2737
• Email: maureen.ashe[@]ubc.ca
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Study investigators are inviting participants to participate in a study to describe older adults' and family caregivers' purpose in life, goals, and expectations for recovery after hospitalization. Study investigators will ask older adults and caregivers to take part in a telephone or online interview to ask questions and answer questionnaires related to their experience with the hospitalization.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 150
• Est. completion date: September 1, 2026
• Est. primary completion date: September 1, 2025
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Older adults 60y+ and family caregivers

• after hospitalization

Exclusion Criteria:

• We will exclude older adults with a dementia diagnosis, head injury, significant neurological impairment, not expected to live for 6 months or longer, or who receive treatment for medical conditions precluding enrolment.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Goals

Intervention

Other:
• Purpose in life, goals, and expectations
There is no intervention. This is a cross-sectional study.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	The University of British Columbia	Vancouver	British Columbia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of British Columbia

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Experience and perceptions after hospitalization	Semi-structured interviews	1 day
Secondary	Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I)	A measure of a person's concern about falling. There are 16 items, each scored on a Likert scale with 1=not concerned and 4=very concerned. Higher scores indicate higher concerns fro falling.	1 day
Secondary	Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors (CHAMPS) Questionnaire	Physical activity questionaire which records the frequency and duration of a person's activities	1 day
Secondary	Life-Space questionnaire	A measure of a person's mobility within their home, neighbourhood, and beyond (e.g., spatial movement). Participants respond yes/no to where they have been within the past 3 days (e..g., home, outside home in the neighborhood, etc.	1 day
Secondary	Functional Independence Measure	A measure of disability with a focus on self-care, transfers, walking, communication, and social cognition. It is an 18-item (7-level) ordinal scale. For each item (scored 1-7), the higher the score the more dependent the person is on the task.	1 day
Secondary	Occupational Balance Questionnaire (Short form)	Records the satisfaction with the amount and variation of a person's activities. It has 11 items with 4-step ordinal scales. Higher scores indicate higher occupational balance.	1 day
Secondary	Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS) to screen for cognitive impairment	A brief assessment of cognition for the telephone. There are 11 items, and the items are summed for a total TICS score. Results compared with previous dat at-scores and described qualitatively:Unimpaired, Ambiguous, Mildly Impaired, and Moderately to Severely Impaired	1 day
Secondary	Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)	Measures anxiety and depression in patients. There are 7 questions each for anxiety and depression. The lower the number indicate less anxiety/depression. For example, a score less than 7 is considered a "non-case". Scores range from 0-21.	1 day
Secondary	Ryff Scales of Psychological Well-Being	A 42-item scale which measures autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relations with others, purpose in life, and self-acceptance. There are 42 statements using a 7-point scale (1 = strongly agree; 7 = strongly disagree). For overall score (all questions), higher scores suggest higher well-being.	1 day
Secondary	EQ5D-5L	A self-reported health related quality of life measure. There are 5 categories and the person chooses their responses based on categories, from no problems to extreme problems for each category (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain, anxiety/depression. An index score is created out of 1; a higher index score the better. participants would also rate their health (0-100) with 100 as the best possible health. The higher the score the	1 day
Secondary	ICECAP-O	A self reported capability and well-being measure, with 5 attributes: attachment, security, role, enjoyment, and control. Index values out of 1, a higher value indicates higher reported capability and well-being.	1 day