Telemonitoring of Activities of Daily Living in Home Care Services of Older Adults with Cognitive Deficits

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-04-01

Study Completion Date

2028-12-31

Brief Summary

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In Canada, it is estimated that two million people are users of publicly funded home care services, with more than half of them being 65 years and older. Although home care services are considered a priority by Canadian provinces, in Québec alone, more than 46 000 people were waiting for those services in 2022. The provision of home care services is hampered by limited funding and growing demand from among an aging population, among other factors. These challenges have led to urgent calls to better support home care in Canada to ensure optimal use of scarce human and financial resources. One of the key strategies to achieve optimal use of resources may be remote monitoring of activities of daily living (ADLs), a type of telehealth. ADL telemonitoring can remotely recognize ADLs such as preparing meals and moving around the home. Past studies have shown that ADL telemonitoring can help in better understanding older adults' home care needs, thereby allowing for more personalized ADL interventions. Previous projects have also allowed for the developement of NEARS-SAPA, a telemonitoring system for ADLs. In these past projects, it was identified how NEARS-SAPA was used by home care services and its ease of use was tested in real environments. In the present project, the benefits of ADL telemonitoring will be tested and its technological capabilities expanded, hence preparing the system for the next big step, i.e. large-scale adoption by home care services. Ultimately, ADL telemonitoring may help the healthcare system determine which service is more appropriate for which person and at what time, thereby optimizing interventions and resource management.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Dementia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Telemonitoring of ADL group

Will receive the technology in their home to document if it influenced the homecare services plan.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Telemonitoring of ADL

Intervention Type OTHER

Telemonitoring of ADL is based on smart environments sensors (non wearables) and gathers information about activity of daily living routines for a better understanding of homecare services needed.

No telemonitoring of ADL

Another group will be followed in therms of homecare services received, but without the technology. The control group will be gathered based on archives data only.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Telemonitoring of ADL

Telemonitoring of ADL is based on smart environments sensors (non wearables) and gathers information about activity of daily living routines for a better understanding of homecare services needed.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1\) be an older adult (\> 65 years old), 2) have cognitive deficits as reported in the medical record, 3) live alone, at home, 4) be a care recipient of home care services, 5) speak French or English