A Digitally Enabled, Pharmacist service to detecT medicine harms in residential aged care: the ADEPT project

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Public Health; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623000506695
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Renly Lim

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-05-17
• Study Completion: 2024-01-15
• Last Update Posted: 27 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 29

Inclusion Criteria

Permanent residents living in Tanunda Lutheran Home will be invited to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

Key exclusion criteria include receiving palliative care, receiving respite care, or being involved in another research project. Participants will be withdrawn from the study if they receive palliative care after the beginning of the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umber of pharmacist interventions provided (assessed through pharmacist log book).[ 4-, 8- and 12-weeks post-baseline period completion.];Cost analysis of staff time spent during study implementation period (assessed through staff log books).[ 4-, 8- and 12-weeks post-baseline period completion.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of all pharmacists' recommendations to GPs and aged care staff that are implemented (assessed through pharmacist log book).[ 4-, 8- and 12-weeks post-baseline period completion.];Change in resident symptom score (Edmonton Symptom Assessment Score)[ ];Change in resident symptom score (Edmonton Symptom Assessment Score)[ 4-, 8- and 12-weeks post-baseline period completion.];Change in sleep as measured using Emfit sleep sensor[ 4-, 8- and 12-weeks post-baseline period completion.];Change in sleep as measured using Emfit sleep sensor[ 4-, 8- and 12-weeks post-baseline period completion.];Change in physical activity as measured using Fibion SENS[ 4-, 8- and 12-weeks post-baseline period completion.];Change in physical activity as measured using Fibion SENS[ 4-, 8- and 12-weeks post-baseline period completion.]