Evolution and Adaptation to Caregiver of a Socio-geriatric Evaluation

Socio-geriatric Evaluation (ESOGER): A Clinical Tool in Telehealth to Fight Against Vulnerable Seniors's Health Alterations and Social Isolation

With the COVID-19 pandemic, elderly people (EP) living at home have seen their health deteriorated, thus increasing their needs in support and care. Indeed, while it was estimated that before the pandemic120 000 unattended living at home EP required care and services (taking bath, access to medication and food, etc.), the number doubled after COVID-19. Therefore, the waiting list for socio-medical services for unattended vulnerable clientele without a family doctor grew from 1300 à 1715 EP in a couple of months during the pandemic. With these numbers, it becomes clear that an intervention is needed. Truly, the Institut National d'Excellence en Santé et Services Sociaux (INESSS) conclude that it was pivotal to first identify the most vulnerable EP and second re-orient them according to their needs. Thus the investigator developed the Évaluation et orientation SOcio-GÉRiatrique (ESOGER) questionnaire available on a secure digital plateform enabling both a rapid evaluation and intervention to asses EP needs and provide the adequate ressources. Investigator's previous research has demonstrated that ESOGER is one of the rare clinical tools of first contact in telehealth while being global, multidimensional, and equitable. For this study, the investigator aims to evaluate the effect of ESOGER on EP physical and mental health, loss of autonomy, social isolation, quality of life and ressources consumption.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged 65 and more
• Living at home on the territory CIUSSS-Centre-Sud de l'île-de-Montréal (CCSMTL) of Jeanne-Mance
• Brief Geriatric Assessment (BGA) score of 1/14 or more defining a severly to milidly frail health.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Principal address outside of the CCSMTL's Jeanne-Mance territory
• Participate at another clinical trial, to avoid interferences
• Not understand written or spoken French or English, questionnaires are only available in French and English.