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Evaluation design of Urban Health Centres Europe (UHCE): preventive integrated health and social care for communitydwelling older persons in five European cities
Francesco U.s. Mattace-rasoLovorka BilajacTomislav RukavinaVanja Vasiljev MarchesiGreg WilliamsArpana VermaGary CloughJorge Garcés-ferrerRob Van StaverenTasos RentoumisAntonius J.j. VoorhamElin KoppelaarHein RaatRens MartijnElisa Valía-cotandaTamara Alhambra-borrásCarmen B. Fransesubject
MaleGerontologyIntegrated health and social carePoison controllcsh:GeriatricsBIOMEDICINA I ZDRAVSTVO. Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita. Javno zdravstvo.Suicide preventionOccupational safety and healthStudy Protocol0302 clinical medicinePreventive Health ServicesHealth careMedicine030212 general & internal medicineintegrated careNetherlandsBIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE. Public Health and Health Care. Public Health.Aged 80 and overGreeceFrailty030503 health policy & servicesIntegrated health and social care ; Prevention ; Frailty ; Older citizens ; Primary care ; Specific pre-post controlled clinical trialPrimary careEuropeurban health centresFemaleIndependent LivingSpecific pre-post controlled clinical trial0305 other medical scienceCroatiaFrail ElderlySocial issueselderly03 medical and health sciencesQuality of life (healthcare)NursingHumansCitiesGeriatric AssessmentAgedOlder citizensbusiness.industrycomplex carePreventionUrban HealthUnited KingdomIntegrated carelcsh:RC952-954.6SpainPrimary careQuality of LifeGeriatrics and GerontologybusinessIndependent livingdescription
BackgroundOlder persons often have interacting physical and social problems and complex care needs. An integrated care approach in the local context with collaborations between community-, social-, and health-focused organisations can contribute to the promotion of independent living and quality of life. In the Urban Health Centres Europe (UHCE) project, five European cities (Greater Manchester, United Kingdom; Pallini (in Greater Athens Area), Greece; Rijeka, Croatia; Rotterdam, the Netherlands; and Valencia, Spain) develop and implement a care template that integrates health and social care and includes a preventive approach. The UHCE project includes an effect and process evaluation.MethodsIn a one-year pre-post controlled trial, in each city 250 participants aged 75+ years are recruited to receive the UHCE approach and are compared with 250 participants who receive ‘care as usual’. Benefits of UHCE approach in terms of healthy life styles, fall risk, appropriate medication use, loneliness level and frailty, and in terms of level of independence and health-related quality of life and health care use are assessed. A multilevel modeling approach is used for the analyses. The process evaluation is used to provide insight into the reach of the target population, the extent to which elements of the UHCE approach are executed as planned and the satisfaction of the participants.DiscussionThe UHCE project will provide new insight into the feasibility and effectiveness of an integrated care approach for older persons in different European settings.Trial registrationISRCTN registry number is ISRCTN52788952. Date of registration is 13/03/2017.
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