Staff as Change Agents – Sustaining Mental Health in Aged Care

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Preventative and screening interventions of depression; Assessment and managing interventions for challenging behaviours associated with dementia; Staff knowledge and skills to manage mental health protocols associated with depression and challenging behaviours associated with dementia; Workplace climate factors of trust, effective communication, teamwork and cohesion; Staff factors such as stress, job satisfaction and staff turnover; Mental Health - Depression; Neurological - Dementias; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000420741
• Lead Sponsor: Professor Marita McCabe

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-04-15
• Study Completion: 2015-10-12
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 240

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.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Care Staff: Measuring management support, change efficacy, personal benefit and appropriateness using the 'Organisational Readiness Factors' scale containing 25 items. This will be administered along with the other secondary staff measures.<br><br>[Time 1: 1 week before session 1 (intervention). Time 2: at the end of the session 5 (intervention). Time 3: 6 months after session 5 (post-intervention). Time 4: 12 months after session 5 (post-intervention).];Care Residents: Severity of BPSD using the 'Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory'[Time 1: Baseline resident measures completed before staff time 1 measures. Time 2: 6 months after time 1. Time 3: 12 months after time 1.];Care Residents: Severity of depression using the 'Cornell Scale for Depression'[Time 1: Baseline resident measures completed before staff time 1 measures. Time 2: 6 months after time 1. Time 3: 12 months after time 1.]