The impact of an interdisciplinary, student clinic on the functioning, disability, health and economic outcomes of people with chronic disease in regional Australia.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: People with chronic disease (e.g., diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, COPD, asthma, low back pain); Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613001241729
• Lead Sponsor: Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-11-12
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 260

Inclusion Criteria

Presence of two or more chronic diseases;
Patients aged 18 years or older;
Patients referred to the interdisciplinary student clinic (intervention group only);
Patients referred to the oral health student clinic (control group only)
Attendance at a minimum of four sessions of intervention at the interdisciplinary student clinic within 6-months of the intake interview (intervention group only);
Attendance at a minimum of one or more sessions of intervention at the student-led oral health clinic within 6-months of their initial appointment (control group only); and,
Provision of informed consent to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

Clients younger than 18 years;
Severe communication disability or behavioural changes that would compromise the ability to participate in the intervention program or complete the questionnaires;
A cognitive deficit that impairs the ability to read or write or be interviewed.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health measured using the SF-36 [Baseline, 3-months, and 6-months post-baseline]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hospital utilisation including number of days of hospitalisation and length of hospitalisation measured using a review of patient health records.[Baseline, 3-months, and 6-months post-baseline ];Health care costs including PBS and Medicare data[Baseline, 3-months, and 6-months post-baseline.];Health literacy as measured using the Health Literacy Questionnaire[Baseline, 3-months, and 6-months post-baseline.]