Can community-level strategies improve timely diagnosis of chronic conditions and best-practice care for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people including dementia?

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Dementia; Alzheimer's disease; Stroke; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Kidney disease; Diabetes; Coronary heart disease; Hypertension; Depression; Neurological - Dementias

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000905864
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Newcastle

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-07-13
• Last Update Posted: 22 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 6560

Inclusion Criteria

ACCHSs in NSW and QLD are eligible to participate if they have: (i) a minimum of 500 patients aged over 45 years of age (ii) at least one GP; and (iii) a practice nurse, Aboriginal Health Worker or other health worker.

To be eligible for inclusion in the PenCAT report and manual audit of electronic records, individuals must: have attended the ACCHS at least once in the 12-month baseline and/or follow-up period; be aged 45 years and older; and be community-dwelling.

To be eligible for inclusion in the dementia knowledge survey: individuals must be aged over 18 years, not diagnosed with dementia, able to complete the survey in English and either attending an ACCHS or a clinical staff member of an ACCHS.

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified