The impact of aged care resident’s written life-stories on aged care staff attitudes

• Conditions: Aged care staff attitudes assessed using the KRS measure.; Mental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001137482
• Lead Sponsor: A/Prof Sunil Bhar

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-08-22
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Participants must be an employee of a residential aged care facility, provide care to residents of the facility, have a minimum grade 7 level of English, and be willing to provide informed consent for participating in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Level of English grade less than 7.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Difference between the pre and post-test score on the Knowledge of Resident Scale. This scale was developed by Bhar, Silver, Collins, Bhowmik and Daziel (manuscript in preparation) to measure knowledge of staff about the residents.<br>[Participants in each condition are tested twice (pre-test and post-test). Pre-tests are administered immediately before either reading the residents' stories (E) or reading file notes (C). Post-tests are administered immediately after reading the residents' stories (E) or reading file notes (C). ];Staff attitudes about the residents using the KRS (as above)[Participants in each condition are tested twice (pre-test and post-test). Pre-tests are administered immediately before either reading the residents' stories (E) or reading file notes (C). Post-tests are administered immediately after reading the residents' stories (E) or reading file notes (C). ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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