Optimized Recovery After Trauma in Geriatric Patient

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Conditions studied: Geriatric Assessment, Quality of Life, Trauma, Fragility, Injury, Rehabilitation, Recovery

In brief

Currently, there is evidence that structured care within the healthcare system increases the conditions for good care and better recovery. We want to investigate whether a new care concept (gero-ERAT) that combines two variants of structured care can improve the recovery of elderly patients affected by a physical trauma. Our hope is that the project will reduce the complications, short care times, fewer re-admissions and that more patients can return to regular living, which reduces the suffering for the patient and his relatives. In addition to patient benefit, a successful outcome will also result in reduced costs for healthcare and society as a whole. The concept of care is based on an increased patient participation, which is in line with the values of the Västra Götaland region and the Sahlgrenska university hospital Through the PhD project, four studies will be published. A qualitative interview study to investigate patients' experiences of care and recovery after trauma. After that, a prospective cohort survey of two groups is carried out; conventional care and gero-ERAT. Data will begin to be collected in the control group and when the control group is full geroRATAT will be implemented in the care department and we then collect data in the intervention group. Based on collected data, we will publish two additional studies one with a focus on health economics as well as one focusing on care time and recovery based on age and harvest estimation.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT04092504
Run by
Vastra Gotaland Region
People needed
540
Starts
2019-05-09
Expected to finish
2028-01-01
Last updated by the study team
2024-11-25

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

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Where it is running

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