Assessing management practices and residents' eye health in residential aged care facilities to develop a new model of eye care.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Eye disease; Diabetic retinopathy; Cataracts; Glaucoma; Macular degeneration; Eye - Diseases / disorders of the eye

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001194459
• Lead Sponsor: Macular Disease Foundation Australia

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-08-30
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Consenting residents of 8 aged care facilities.
Estia Health Mona Vale - 50 Golf Ave, Mona Vale 2103
Estia Health Epping - 64 Norfolk Rd, Epping 2121
Presbyterian Aged Care Drummoyne (Minnamurra) - 14 Clements St, Drummoyne 2047
Presbyterian Aged Care Ashfield - 40 Charlotte St, Ashfield 2131
Baptist Care Cooinda Court - 159 Balaclava Rd, Macquarie Park 2113
Baptist Care Dorothy Henderson Lodge - 157 Balaclava Rd, Macquarie Park 2113
Baptist Care Yallambi Centre - 268 Pennant Hills Rd, Carlingford 2118
Allambie Heights Village, 3 Martin Luther Cl, Allambie Heights 2100

Exclusion Criteria

Non-English speaking resident with no interpreter services readily available.
Residents (or their guardian) who are unwilling to sign an informed consent form.
Severe dementia, extreme frailty, or other condition making testing impractical or impossible.
Terminally ill residents in whom there will be no likely benefit of testing.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified