Geriatric Trauma Care Program for Living Alone Older Adults With Injuries

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Geriatric trauma care program: The experiment group will implement the Geriatric trauma care program (GTCP) and routine care. The GTCP will be implemented by a nurse practitioner and equipped with digitalized educational material, including six units of intervention for older adults with traumatic injuries who live alone.

Study summary

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

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Pain intensity — Day 1 at Hospital discharge, 1 month, and 3 months
  Measured by the Numeric Pain Rating Scale with the numbers 0-10, with 0 meaning no pain and 10 meaning the worst pain.
• Functional disability — Day 1 at Hospital discharge, 1 month, and 3 months
  The Barthel's Index consists of 30 items, ranging from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating greater functional capacity.
• Depression — Day 1 at Hospital discharge, 1 month, and 3 months
  The Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form, which comprises 15 items scored on a two-point scale (0 = no, 1 = yes). It scores ranged from 0-15 with the higher indicated the more severe depression symptoms.
• Loneliness — Day 1 at Hospital discharge, 1 month, and 3 months
  The Elderly Loneliness Scale has eight items, with a higher score indicating more loneliness.
• Health-related quality of life — Day 1 at Hospital discharge, 1 month, and 3 months
  The EuroQol-5D has five items with higher score indicated a worse health condition.

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