ACTRN12613000420741
Completed
Phase 1
A randomised controlled trial evaluating the effects of staff training in the use of mental health tools and psychosocial strategies for depression and challenging behaviours associated with dementia (BPSD) on care staff and care recipients in residential aged care.
Professor Marita McCabe0 sites240 target enrollmentApril 15, 2013
ConditionsPreventative and screening interventions of depressionAssessment and managing interventions for challenging behaviours associated with dementiaStaff knowledge and skills to manage mental health protocols associated with depression and challenging behaviours associated with dementiaWorkplace climate factors of trust, effective communication, teamwork and cohesionStaff factors such as stress, job satisfaction and staff turnoverMental Health - DepressionNeurological - DementiasPublic Health - Health service research
Overview
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Preventative and screening interventions of depression
- Sponsor
- Professor Marita McCabe
- Enrollment
- 240
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
No summary available.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Participants \- organisation: An aged care facility in Victoria with a minimum of 60 beds.
- •Participants \- staff: Leadership team and senior RNs and senior PCAs.
- •Participants \- residents: A score of 8 and above on the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia, or with challenging behaviours associated with BPSD.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Residents without depression or dementia are excluded and residents with both depression and dementia are excluded.
- •Junior staff and staff not competent in English are excluded.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified
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