A Technology-based Intervention With Retired People (Tech-Retired)

October 6, 2020 updated by: Laura Nieto Riveiro

Mixed Study on the Impact of a Technology-based Intervention With Retired People

The main objective of the study is to understand retired people's perception of retirement, to know their personal experience and to jointly seek solutions to the needs and problems encountered.

Secondarily, the aim is to understand the impact that an active aging program intervention implemented in retired people, based on the use of technology and considering the basis for the adaptation of the Prochaska and Diclemente Trans-Theoretical Model, can have in their quality of life.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The present study has been approached from a mixed-methods research. Mainly, the study is focused on a Research-Action-Participation method in order for empowering and to people having more control over their lives. This approach was used taking into account the many changes caused by leaving working life to begin the stage of retirement. In reference to participatory methods, techniques such as brainstorming, and consensus-building and visual techniques have been included.

The quantitative approach is a complementary method to the qualitative approach based on a quasi-experimental study, as no control group has been introduced. From this approach, a descriptive and comparative study has been carried out on quality of life and the behavior adopted in the adaptation to retirement, both measured before and after the intervention.

The intervention program developed consists of a brief-intervention about 5 sessions lasting between 45-60 minutes. It was intended to address the concerns and needs that emerge from the participants' interviews. The intervention is based on the principles of the process of adaptation to retirement defined by Atchley and the Prochaska and Diclemente Model on the phases of preparation for retirement. The material to be used will be based on existing resources for retired people, awareness through multimedia material and knowledge of possible contributions of different technological devices to healthy-lifestyle.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

31

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Spain
      • A Coruña, Spain, 15006
        • Universidade da Coruña

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

61 years to 74 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion criteria:

  • People retired recently (since 10 years maximum)
  • People who attend regularly the institution selected for recruitment, which is attended by retired people over the age of 60 years old.

Exclusion criteria:

  • People who present cognitive and psychological alterations that may interfere in the interview
  • People who have not had paid employment
  • People who have completed previously a preparation for retirement's program.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Retired people
People who are either ordinarily or early retired and who have previously held a paid employment.
Behavioral: Technology-based-Intervention

The intervention is intended to address the concerns and needs that emerge from the participants' interviews. The intervention is based on the principles of the process of adaptation to retirement defined by Atchley and the Prochaska and Diclemente Model on the phases of preparation for retirement. The material to be used will be based on existing resources for retired people, awareness through multimedia material and knowledge of possible contributions of different technological devices to the retirement process.

The sessions consisted of showing different exercises and devices to perform physical activities, cognitive training, relaxation activities, counselling about healthy eating and leisure-time activities.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Changes in quality of life
Time Frame: Baseline and immediately after intervention (two months)
EuroQol-5D: To measure the quality of life variable before and after intervention. This tool allows exploring the perception of each participant about their health status and quality of life. This scale measures three elements: A descriptive dimension divided into 5 dimensions: mobility, personal care, daily activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. The person must choose between one of the following levels of severity: 1 or absence of problems, 2 or presence of some problems, 3 or presence of serious or moderate problems. A visual analogue scale: the person indicates in a rule of 0 or worse health, to 100 or better health.
Baseline and immediately after intervention (two months)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Behavioural adopted in terms of retirement
Time Frame: One month before intervention
It was measured according to the phase in which the person is at the beginning of the intervention, be it pre-contemplation in which the person is unaware of or uninterested in preparing and training for retirement, so he or she has no intention of changing his or her behavior; contemplation in which the person is aware of the possible difficulties he or she will have to face in the retirement stage, but does not assimilate the need to change his or her behavior; or action in which the person begins to think about different ideas for retirement and puts them into practice.
One month before intervention
Changes in behavioural adopted in terms of retirement
Time Frame: Baseline and immediately after intervention (two months)
It was measured according to the phase in which the person is at the end of the intervention, be it pre-contemplation in which the person is unaware of or uninterested in preparing and training for retirement, so he or she has no intention of changing his or her behavior; contemplation in which the person is aware of the possible difficulties he or she will have to face in the retirement stage, but does not assimilate the need to change his or her behavior; or action in which the person begins to think about different ideas for retirement and puts them into practice.
Baseline and immediately after intervention (two months)
Individual-interviews
Time Frame: One month before intervention
To know the individual experience about the stage before retirement, the moment of retirement, the present life, future expectations and the meaning of retirement.
One month before intervention
Group-interviews
Time Frame: Immediately after intervention (1 month)
To know the experience at group level of how they have lived the intervention, what it has brought them, how they have felt with the technology and what sense they give to it after carrying out the intervention.
Immediately after intervention (1 month)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Laura Nieto Riveiro

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Laura Nieto-Riveiro, PhD, Universidade da Coruña

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 3, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 4, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

June 9, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 8, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 6, 2020

Last Verified

October 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2016/576

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

IPD Plan Description

The IPD sharing plan contains the collection of the variables extracted from the Euroqol-5D-5L scale and the sociodemographic data of the study sample, the study protocol developed, and the informed consent form used.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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