ElderTree Smart System para adultos mayores
Uso de dispositivos inteligentes para implementar un sistema de eSalud basado en evidencia para adultos mayores
Multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) are costly and pervasive among older adults. MCCs account for 90% of Medicare spending, and 65% of Medicare beneficiaries have 3 or more chronic conditions; 23% have 5 or more. MCCs are often addressed in primary care, where time pressures force a focus on medication and lab results rather than self-management skills.
The primary purpose of this study is to investigate whether voice-activated "smart" technology increases adoption and sustains use of an evidence-based electronic health intervention (Elder Tree, or ET) for older adults with multiple chronic conditions, and thereby improves its potential to widely enhance quality of life and health outcomes. ET is an existing intervention providing tools, motivation, and support on a computer platform to help older adults manage their health.
An Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ)-funded randomized controlled trial (RCT) found that ET improved quality of life and other factors among high users of primary care with multiple chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension. However, many people did not use it extensively, which is a common problem with all web apps.
Descripción general del estudio
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Wisconsin
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Madison, Wisconsin, Estados Unidos, 53704
- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Be ≥60 years old;
- Have been treated in University of Wisconsin (UW) Health clinics, with no plans to leave during the study period (only relevant for UW Health patients, not patients recruited from the community);
- Have a chronic pain diagnosis AND a medical diagnoses of three or more of the following common chronic conditions: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, ischemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation, heart failure, stroke, BMI 30+, cancer, chronic kidney disease, depression, osteoporosis, arthritis, or dizziness/falls/loss of vestibular function;
- Be willing to share healthcare use (e.g. 30-day readmissions) in electronic health records (only relevant for UW Health patients, not patients recruited from the community); and
- Allow researchers to share information about a patient's health status with their primary care physician (PCP).
Exclusion Criteria:
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Require an interpreter
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Have a medical diagnosis of any of the following:
- Alzheimer's
- Schizophrenia/other psychotic disorders
- Dementia
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Known terminal illness with less than 6 months to live
- Acute medical problem requiring immediate hospitalization
Plan de estudios
¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?
Detalles de diseño
- Propósito principal: Cuidados de apoyo
- Asignación: Aleatorizado
- Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación paralela
- Enmascaramiento: Doble
Armas e Intervenciones
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Comparador de placebos: Control group
Participants will receive treatment as usual (TAU). |
Treatment as usual (TAU) |
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Experimental: ElderTree on laptop (ET- LT)
Participants will receive ElderTree on a laptop. |
ElderTree (ET) is an existing intervention providing tools, motivation, and support on a computer platform to help older adults manage their health. ET is based on the extensively tested Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System (CHESS). ET is a "walled garden" free of ads, with design features based on older users' feedback as well as best-practice principles such as uncluttered screens and large type. ET uses computers to deliver key elements of successful interventions: long duration, ongoing outreach, prompts, monitoring, cognitive reframing, action planning, problem solving, self-tailoring, and peer support. ET-LT arm will access ET on Laptop (ET- LT) |
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Experimental: ElderTree on smart system (ET- SS)
Participants will receive ElderTree on a smart system. |
ElderTree (ET) is an existing intervention providing tools, motivation, and support on a computer platform to help older adults manage their health. ET is based on the extensively tested Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System (CHESS). ET is a "walled garden" free of ads, with design features based on older users' feedback as well as best-practice principles such as uncluttered screens and large type. ET uses computers to deliver key elements of successful interventions: long duration, ongoing outreach, prompts, monitoring, cognitive reframing, action planning, problem solving, self-tailoring, and peer support. ElderTree on smart system (ET- SS) will use voice-activated "smart" speakers connected to the Internet. Because they are used by talking and listening rather than typing and reading, many barriers associated with laptop use can be avoided. |
¿Qué mide el estudio?
Medidas de resultado primarias
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Change in Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Short Form v2.1 - Pain Interference Score
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, 4 months, 8 months
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Pain interference was measured using the 4-item subscale from the PROMIS 29. The items asked participants to answer regarding the past 7 days. Scoring of individual items varies and is calculated by the scale's developers; with higher values indicating more pain interference. The possible range is 41.1 to 76.3 (PROMIS scores reported here have weighted ranges). |
Baseline, 4 months, 8 months
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Change in PROMIS Short Form v2.1 - Psychosocial Quality of Life Score
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, 4 months, 8 months
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Psychosocial quality of life was measured using the 12-item subscale from the PROMIS 29. The items asked participants to answer regarding the past 7 days. Scoring of individual items varies and is calculated by the scale's developers; with higher values indicating better quality of life. The possible range is 21.2 to 67.6. |
Baseline, 4 months, 8 months
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Medidas de resultado secundarias
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Periodo de tiempo |
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ElderTree Days of Use
Periodo de tiempo: baseline to 4 months, and 4 months to 8 months
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Days of ElderTree use within a 4 month period before their survey date. The possible range for days of ElderTree use is 0 to 120. |
baseline to 4 months, and 4 months to 8 months
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Physical Quality of Life
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, 4 months, 8 months
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Physical quality of life was measured using the 12-item subscale from the PROMIS 29 (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) Global Health. The items asked participants to answer regarding the past 7 days. Scoring of individual items varies and is calculated by the scale's developers; with higher values indicating more physical quality of life. The possible range is 16.2-67.7. |
Baseline, 4 months, 8 months
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Pain Intensity
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, 4 months, 8 months
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Pain intensity was measured using a single item subscale from the PROMIS 29 (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) Global Health. The item asked participants to answer regarding the past 7 days. The raw score of the item was used (range: 0-10); with higher values indicating more pain intensity. |
Baseline, 4 months, 8 months
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Number of Participants Readmitted Within 30-days
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, 4 months, 8 months
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30-day readmissions were measured using a single item asking participants to answer regarding the past 4 months. The raw score, answering yes/no to having a 30-day readmission, was used. Those participants answering 'yes' to being readmitted in the last 30 days are reported for each time point. |
Baseline, 4 months, 8 months
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Health Distress
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, 4 months, 8 months
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Health distress was measured using the 4-item Lorig Health Distress Scale. The items asked participants to answer regarding the past month. The measure was scored by averaged the items; with higher values indicating more health distress. Possible range is 0 to 5. |
Baseline, 4 months, 8 months
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Well-being
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, 4 months, 8 months
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Well-being was measured using the 5-items World Health Organization (WHO) Well-Being Index. The items asked participants to answer regarding the past 7 days. The measure was scored by summing the items; with higher values indicating better well-being. Possible range is 0 to 25. |
Baseline, 4 months, 8 months
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Loneliness
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, 4 months, 8 months
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Loneliness was measured using the 5-item NIH Toolbox Social Relationship Scale Loneliness. The items asked participants to answer regarding the past month. Scoring of individual items varies and is calculated by the scale's developers; with higher values indicating more Loneliness. Possible range is 20 to 80. |
Baseline, 4 months, 8 months
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Irritability
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, 4 months, 8 months
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Irritability was measured using the 5-item Brief Irritability Test. The items asked participants to answer regarding the past 7 days. The measure was scored by summing the items; with higher values indicating more irritability. Possible range is 5 to 30. |
Baseline, 4 months, 8 months
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Communication With Physicians
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline, 4 months, 8 months
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Communication with physicians was measured using the 3-item Lorig Communication with Physicians. The items asked participants to answer regarding the past 4 months. The measure was scored by averaging the items; with higher values indicating better communication with the healthcare provider. Possible range is 0 to 5. |
Baseline, 4 months, 8 months
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Colaboradores e Investigadores
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- Investigador principal: David H. Gustafson, PhD, UW-Madison
Publicaciones y enlaces útiles
Publicaciones Generales
- Gustafson DH Sr, Mares ML, Johnston DC, Landucci G, Pe-Romashko K, Vjorn OJ, Hu Y, Gustafson DH Jr, Maus A, Mahoney JE, Mutlu B. Using Smart Displays to Implement an eHealth System for Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 May 5;11(5):e37522. doi: 10.2196/37522.
- Landucci G, Gustafson DH Sr, Mares ML, Pe-Romashko K, Curtin JJ, Hu Y, Maus A, Thompson K, Saunders S, Brown K, Woodburn J, Mutlu B. Using Smart Displays to Implement an eHealth System for Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Aging. 2025 Nov 18;8:e75991. doi: 10.2196/75991.
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Otros números de identificación del estudio
- 2020-0868
- ENGR/INDUSTRIAL ENGR (Otro identificador: UW Madison)
- A195000 (Otro identificador: UW Madison)
- Protocol Version 10/20/2021 (Otro identificador: UW Madison)
- 1R18HS026853-01A1 (Subvención/Contrato de la AHRQ de EE. UU.)
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Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio
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