NURsing-led FRAILty Prevention and Care

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Conditions studied: Chronic Conditions

In brief

The goal of this quasi-experimental study is to learn if a nurse-led care program can help prevent or manage frailty in older adults living in the community. The study focuses on people aged 65 years and older who have at least one chronic condition, show early signs of frailty, and have difficulty with self-care. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does the nurse-led NUR-FRAIL program improve participants' ability to care for their chronic conditions after six months? * Does the program improve quality of life and reduce health-related difficulties? * Does the program lower emergency department visits and hospital stays over one year? Researchers will compare participants who receive the NUR-FRAIL program with participants who receive usual care to see if the program leads to better self-care, better quality of life, and less use of hospital services. Participants will: * Meet with a Family and Community Nurse for health and frailty assessments at the start of the study, after three months, and after six months * Complete short questionnaires about self-care, daily functioning, and quality of life * Receive either usual care or a three-month nurse-led program that includes personalized education, goal setting, lifestyle advice, and support for managing chronic conditions * Allow researchers to collect information about emergency visits and hospital stays for up to twelve months Some participants in the nurse-led group will also be invited to take part in an interview to share their experience with the program.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07435064

Run by

University of Padova

People needed

200

Starts

2026-03-01

Expected to finish

2027-03-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-27

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Presence of at least one positive indicator on the SUNFRAIL questionnaire
• Age 65 years or older
• At least one chronic condition
• Poor self-care abilities, defined as a score of 0, 1, or 2 on at least two items of the Self-Care of Chronic Illness Inventory

You may not qualify if…

• Not able to provide information on questionnaires

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