Purpose in Life, Goals, and Expectations

University of British Columbia

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Goals

Treatments: Other: Purpose in life, goals, and expectations

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05462899

H21-03607

Details and patient eligibility

About

Study investigators are inviting participants to participate in a study to describe older adults' and family caregivers' purpose in life, goals, and expectations for recovery after hospitalization. Study investigators will ask older adults and caregivers to take part in a telephone or online interview to ask questions and answer questionnaires related to their experience with the hospitalization.

Enrollment: 150 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Older adults 60y+ and family caregivers
• after hospitalization

Exclusion criteria

• We will exclude older adults with a dementia diagnosis, head injury, significant neurological impairment, not expected to live for 6 months or longer, or who receive treatment for medical conditions precluding enrolment.