Evaluation of a falls education program in Victoria – comparing traditional face-to-face facilitation with e-mail based facilitatio

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Falls Risk; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610000135011
• Lead Sponsor: Terrence Haines

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-02-10
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Current Practising Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Nurse.
Contact with patients at risk of falls
Access to Internet

Exclusion Criteria

Profession other than nurse, physiotherapist or occupational therapist.
No access to internet.
No interaction with falls risk clientele.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Clinical Performance will be assessed via an anonymous online survey investigating what aspects of their clinical interaction with clientele has changed as a result of the program.[2 weeks post-education program]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
earning experience/satisfaction will be assessed via an anonymous online survey that will focus on aspects of the short-course including preceptions of support, course content and suggestions for improvement.[2 weeks post-education program];Cost-effectiveness will be assessed via an anonymous online survey investigating willingness to pay for the educational product. Contributing to cost-effectinesss data will be a comparisons on cost of course construction and delivery between theonline and face-to-face facilitated programs.[2 weeks post-education program.]