Comprehensive geriatric assessment delivered by advanced nursing practitioners within primary care setting: a mixed-methods pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)is a widely accepted intervention for frailty and can be cost-effective within a primary care setting.

Objective

To explore the feasibility of identifying older adults with frailty and assess the subsequent implementation of a tailored CGA with care and support plan by Advanced Nursing Practitioners (ANPs).

Methods

A mixed-method parallel randomised controlled trial was conducted. Participants were recruited from two General Practice (GP) centres between January and June 2019. Older adults with confirmed frailty, as assessed by practice nurses, were randomised, using a web service, to the intervention or treatment-as-usual (TAU) groups for six months with an interim and a final review. Data were collected on feasibili

SUBMITTER: Safari R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10463370 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature