Minimising Injury in Aged Care

Phase 1

• Conditions: Work-related physical and/or psychological injury in aged care workers; Public Health - Health service research; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610000521022
• Lead Sponsor: Aged Care Association of Australia (SA)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-06-23
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 500

Inclusion Criteria

Workers currently working in participating aged care facilities

Exclusion Criteria

No exclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Data on sickness absence, injury claims (costs/duration),costs of staff replacement, (aggregated to the site level), for the 2 year period prior to the study, and at the end of the study, will be provided from the data bases of a) the site itself and/or b) the data base of the sites' MediCare insurer ; Employers Mutual Insurance (SA).[24 months prior to study commencement, 12 months after study commencement];Self report of stress experience, work demands and resources, intershift recovery, psychosocial safety culture. Data will be obtained via a self-report questionnaire.[Baseline, 6 months and 12 months];Average return to work time for injury claims data will be obtained from the site insurer, Employers Mutual Insurance (SA)[baseline, 6 and 12 months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
evels of muscle and joint strength and mobility assessed by standardised physiotherapeutic protovcols[Baseline, after 6 and 12 months]