Periodic Reporting for period 1 - I-CARE4OLD (Individualized CARE for Older Persons with Complex Chronic Conditions at home and in nursing homes)
Reporting period: 2021-06-01 to 2022-11-30
The main aim of the I-CARE4OLD project is to develop decision support for better prognostication of (i) health trajectories and (ii) treatment impact in older care dependent patients with complex chronic conditions (CCC) receiving home care or living in nursing home, using real-world high-quality data. We specified our aim into five objectives:
1. Create enriched real-life high-quality datasets on older care recipients with CCC.
2. To identify homogeneous groups of patients sharing common disease patterns.
3. Develop and validate predictive models for specific health outcomes.
4. Identification of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions modifying health trajectories.
5. Develop and pilot test individualized prognostications.
In I-CARE4OLD we address this challenge by focussing on better evidence informed decision making for persons with CCC concentrated in home care and nursing home settings. We anticipate that our project will have direct and indirect impact on Quality of life (by optimising appropriate (non)pharmacological treatments), Quality of care (Access to high quality decision support facilitates professionals and patients to make better decisions) and cost of care (High quality prognostic information may support better informed decisions that may reduce acute admissions and postpone nursing home admissions).