%0 Journal Article
%A Wild, Beate
%A Herzog, Wolfgang
%A Schellberg, Dieter
%A Böhlen, Friederike
%A Brenner, Hermann
%A Saum, Kai-Uwe
%A Maatouk, Imad
%T A short intervention targeting psychosomatic care in older adults with complex health care needs-results of a randomized controlled trial.
%J International journal of geriatric psychiatry
%V 34
%N 2
%@ 0885-6230
%C Chichester [u.a.]
%I Wiley
%M DKFZ-2019-00509
%P 272 - 279
%D 2019
%X The aim of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to assess the efficacy of a short intervention targeting psychosomatic care in older adults with complex health care needs.Participants were recruited in the frame of the 11-year follow-up of a large population-based study by means of the INTERMED interview. The INTERMED interview is an integrative assessment method to identify bio-psycho-social health care needs. Persons with high health care needs (interview score ≥ 17) were invited to take part. Participants were randomized with a 1:1 ratio to a control and an intervention group. The intervention group received a home visit conducted by a doctor trained in psychosomatic medicine. The primary hypothesis stated that the intervention group would have a better outcome with respect to health related quality of life (HRQOL) measured by the 12-item short-form health survey (mental component score, MCS) 6 months after randomization (T1). Secondary outcomes were physical HRQOL, health care needs, depression, anxiety, and somatic symptom severity.In total, 175 participants were included. At the three-year follow-up (T2), 97 participants (55.4
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%$ pmid:30370681
%R 10.1002/gps.5017
%U https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/142879