Development and pilot of a rapid-response, virtual, fall-risk assessment and management service for community-dwelling aged care clients.
- Conditions
- fallsPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitationInjuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12624000647538
- Lead Sponsor
- indsey Brett
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 39
Stage 1
HammondCare at Home managers:
Clinical or client care manager for HC@H at the time of the study.
18 years or older.
Provide written, informed consent.
HammondCare Restorative Care Team AHPs:
Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist (OT), or Exercise Physiologist (EP) that are part of HammondCare’s Restorative Care Team at the time of the study.
18 years or older.
Provide written, informed consent.
Stage 2
HammondCare at Home staff:
Care workers, or clinical or client care manager for HC@H at the time of the study.
18 years or older.
Provide written, informed consent.
HammondCare Restorative Care Team AHPs:
Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist (OT), or Exercise Physiologist (EP) that are part of HammondCare’s Restorative Care Team at the time of the study.
18 years or older.
Provide written, informed consent.
Stage 3
HammondCare at Home clients:
HammondCare at Home client at the time of the study.
Aged 65 years or older.
Provide written, informed consent to invovlement in this project.
HammondCare at Home staff:
Care workers, or clinical or client care manager for HC@H at the time of the study.
18 years or older.
Provide written, informed consent.
HammondCare Restorative Care Team AHPs:
Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist (OT), or Exercise Physiologist (EP) that are part of HammondCare’s Restorative Care Team at the time of the study.
18 years or older.
Provide written, informed consent.
Stage 1
HammondCare at Home managers:
Work outside of New South Wales (NSW), Australian Capital Territory (ACT), and Victoria.
HammondCare Restorative Care Team AHPs:
AHPs other than those specified in the inclusion criteria.
Work outside of New South Wales (NSW), Australian Capital Territory (ACT), and Victoria.
Stage 2
HammondCare at Home staff:
Work outside of New South Wales (NSW), Australian Capital Territory (ACT), and Victoria.
HammondCare Restorative Care Team AHPs:
AHPs other than those specified in the inclusion criteria.
Work outside of New South Wales (NSW), Australian Capital Territory (ACT), and Victoria.
Stage 3
HammondCare at Home clients:
Reside outside of New South Wales (NSW), Australian Capital Territory (ACT), and Victoria.
Insufficient English proficiency that prevents involvement in the virtual AHP falls risk assessment or survey.
Cognitive impairment that prevents their ability to provide informed consent.
Identified as at risk of falls and requires same day/urgent attention/referral as part of their usual care (e.g. urgent GP review due to a syncopal episode, same day review in the Emergency Department due to suspected head injury or fracture).
HammondCare at Home staff:
Work outside of New South Wales (NSW), Australian Capital Territory (ACT), and Victoria.
HammondCare Restorative Care Team AHPs:
AHPs other than those specified in the inclusion criteria.
Work outside of New South Wales (NSW), Australian Capital Territory (ACT), and Victoria.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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