Working together to safeguard older people (the SAFE project)

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Not Applicable; Responses to abuse and neglect - adult safeguarding

• Registration Number: ISRCTN65120935
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Sunderland

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-07-11
• Last Update Posted: 22 July 2024
• Study Completion: 2027-04-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

WP1 (stage 1):
Participants will be older people (65+ years)

Inclusion:
1: Over the age of 65 years
2: Has care and support needs (regardless of whether these are currently being met by services or whether they meet eligibility criteria)
3: Has capacity to consent to participate
4: All literacy levels
5: Presence or absence of learning disability

WP1 (stage 2):
Participants will be older adults at risk (65+ years)

Inclusion:
1: Over the age of 65 years
1: Meets the criteria for an adult at risk and has had experience of AS processes post Care Act 2014
3: The AS process is concluded
4: Presence or absence of learning disability
5: Has capacity to consent to take part in the research

WP2: Participants will be family members of older adults at risk who have been through AS.

Inclusion:
1: Has a family member who has been through an AS process (post Care act 2014)
2: That family member was over the age of 65 years when they experienced the AS process
3: Was actively involved in supporting their family member within that process, including in cases where the family member did not have capacity to make decisions about the AS enquiry
4: Has the capacity to consent to take part in the research

WP3: Participants will be advocates and social workers.

Inclusion:
1: Works or has recently worked in one of the partner local authorities
2: Has direct practice experience of working with older people in AS (under the Care Act 2014), including working with older adults in AS who lacked the capacity to make decisions relating to the adult safeguarding enquiry

Exclusion Criteria

Any potential participant who does not meet the criteria for one of the groups detailed above will be excluded from the research

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
This research will explore older people's views about safety and will also explore older adults at risks, family members, and practitioners views and experiences of adult safeguarding enquiries. This will be undertaken through arts-based research, semi-structured interviews, and focus groups. Data will be explored using a deductive-inductive thematic analysis.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
There are no secondary outcome measures