Table 2.
Inclusion and exclusion criteria for randomized clinical trial
Older adults | |
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Inclusion | • Age 65 or older |
criteria | • Live in one of three Wisconsin regions: Milwaukee County; Waukesha County; or Richland, Juneau, or Sauk Counties |
• In the last 12 months, has experienced one or more of the following: | |
○ Fallen once or more | |
○ Felt sad or depressed | |
○ Received home-health services | |
○ Stayed in a skilled nursing facility | |
○ Gone to the emergency room | |
○ Been admitted to the hospital | |
Exclusion criteria | • Is currently homeless or living in a hospice center, assisted living facility without access to a stove, or nursing home |
• Needs help getting into or out of a bed or a chair | |
Informal caregivers | |
Inclusion criteria | • Age 18 or older |
• Provide physical, emotional, and/or financial support to the older adult | |
• Be named by the older adult as a caregiver | |
Exclusion criteria | • Being cognitively impaired, as determined by the recruiter’s observation (for example, inability to answer questions or track the conversation) |
Both older adults and informal caregivers | |
Inclusion criteria | • Understand the consent form, which is in English |
Exclusion criteria | • Being unable to give informed consent |
• Being unable to use Elder Tree (for example, poor vision that prevents reading a computer screen) |