Development and evaluation of an online intervention module on elder abuse and neglect among healthcare professionals in the emergency department

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Elder Abuse, neglect, education, healthcare professionals; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN10805161
• Lead Sponsor: niversiti Teknologi MARA

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-02-21
• Last Update Posted: 6 March 2023
• Study Completion: 2024-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 156

Inclusion Criteria

1. Emergency department healthcare professionals working under the Ministry of Health that include nurses, emergency physicians, medical officers, house officers, and medical assistants.
2. Having working experience of at least six months
3. Aged between 18 and 60 years

Exclusion Criteria

1. Have attended any educational program on elder abuse and neglect in the past 12 months.
2. Attachment healthcare professionals (post basic nurses, healthcare professionals in post graduate training) with a duration of employment/attachment of less than 6 months in the respective hospital at the recruitment time.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knowledge, Attitude and confidence to intervene using Elder Abuse Questionnaire (ELSE-Q), a validated Malay language questionnaire, at baseline, immediately post intervention, at 3-months and 6-months follow-up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umber of elder abuse and neglect cases intervened and managed during the 6-months follow-up duration. The respondents will be asked how many elder abuse and neglect cases they have intervened and managed for the past 6 months since they completed the module given. The questions will be asked using the online method via the same module website.