The utility and acceptability of a CGA toolkit in primary care.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The Utility and Acceptability of a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) Toolkit within Primary Care
IRAS ID
199862
Contact name
Helen Baxter
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Bristol
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 10 months, 31 days
Research summary
It is estimated that around 10% of people aged over 65 and 25-50% of those aged over 85 are living with frailty. It is suggested that individuals are assessed during routine encounters with health care professionals and then referred on to a geriatric multi-disciplinary team to perform a full Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA). However, many clinical commissioning groups are concerned that existing services may not be able to reach the large numbers of individuals requiring Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) and are investigating alternatives to ensure individuals receive the care and treatment they need.
A team of clinicians in Devon and Cornwall have developed a CGA toolkit for use within primary care to address this problem. However, if a CGA toolkit was to be implemented, the practicalities of introducing a requirement for primary care teams to identify individuals with frailty and conduct a clinical assessment (even a shortened one) have not been fully explored. There is also a lack of evidence and information on who within the primary care team would be best placed and have the resources to conduct these assessments effectively.
This project aims to explore primary care teams' opinions of frailty and the practicalities of potentially introducing a frailty toolkit within primary care. This will be achieved via 30 minute (approx.) qualitative interviews of primary care team members from the Bristol and South Gloucestershire area.
Following analysis of the qualitative data, a voluntary evidence consolidation meeting or discussion working group (DWG) will take place. Group members will comprise primary and secondary care clinicians and commissioners. The DWG will collaboratively draw upon the qualitative data to develop a successful implementation platform for the introduction of the tool or for further discussion on the challenges identified depending on the findings of this study.
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