This study is designed to assess the best method for caring for elders reported to Adult Protective Services (APS) for self-neglect. Specifically, this study will compare APS usual care coupled with interdisciplinary comprehensive geriatric care to APS usual care alone in improving the health and quality of live among elders with substantiated self-neglect.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
100
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment coupled with APS usual care which collectively will consist standardized cognitive, functional, affective, social, and legal interventions.
APS usual care consists of social, medical, and legal assistance.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, United States
Self-Neglect Severity Scale (SSS)
Time frame: Baseline and 6-months
Functional Status
Time frame: Baseline and 6-months
Kohlman Evaluation of Living Skills (KELS)
Time frame: Baseline and 6-months
Mini-mental State Exam (MMSE)
Time frame: Baseline and 6-months
15-item Geriatric Depression Scale
Time frame: Baseline and 6-months
Physical Performance Test (PPT)
Time frame: Baseline and 6-months
SF-36 Health Survey
Time frame: Baseline and 6-months
The Duke Social Support Index (DSSI)
Time frame: Baseline and 6-months
Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8)
Time frame: Baseline and 6-months
Costs of Social Services and Health Care Utilization and Costs
Time frame: Months 1,2,3,4,5,6
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