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Interprofessional Health Needs Assessment (IHNA) for Older Adults Living at Home
Sponsor: University of Stavanger
Summary
The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Interprofessional Health Needs Assessment (IHNA) in older adults living at home. Specifically, the trial will assess the effects of IHNA on health-related quality of life, social care-related quality of life, survival, and health service utilization. The primary objective is to determine the effect of IHNA on participants' health-related quality of life at 12 months. Secondary objectives are to assess its effects on social care-related quality of life, survival (time to death), health service utilization, and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) at 6 and 12 months.
Official title: Implementing and Evaluating the Impact of Interprofessional Health Needs Assessment (INHA) for Older Adults Living at Home
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
65 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
200
Start Date
2026-03-10
Completion Date
2029-06-30
Last Updated
2026-07-07
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Interprofessional Health Needs Assesement (INHA)
Interprofessional teams with a nurse, physiotherapist, or occupational therapist from Stavanger and Sandnes municipalities will assess participants in the intervention group using the Interprofessional Health Needs Assessment (INHA) procedure. INHA includes screening tools to assess mobility, cognition, mental health, nutrition and oral health, vision and hearing, activities of daily living, social network, physical and behavioural health. Based on the IHNA findings, the interprofessional teams, in collaboration with the older adult, will decide on allocating municipal health services, making referrals, and giving advice on available preventive and health promotion interventions from the municipality's health and care services and relevant voluntary and private actors.
Locations (2)
Sandnes Municipality
Sandnes, Norway
Stavanger Muncipality
Stavanger, Norway