What knowledge, practices and attitudes do proceduralist medical staff have with relation to assessment of older people for frailty and cognitive impairment? A cross sectional survey of medical staff in a surgical unit of a quaternary hospital.
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- frailtyelective surgerycognitive impairmentPublic Health - Health service researchSurgery - Other surgery
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12623000607673
- Lead Sponsor
- Austin Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Doctors working in units that assess older patients prior to procedures, at Austin Health.
Exclusion Criteria
The survey is designed for the above group. Doctors in other units, and other health care staff, have not been invited to respond to this particular study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Measurement of the knowledge of doctors assessing older patients for frailty and cognitive impairment prior to surgery. This is a composite primary outcome using study-specific questions with Likert-type responses[After 50-100 respondents have completed the survey, approx 1 month after release of the survey to staff on 10/5/23]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assessment of the barriers and potential facilitators to assessment of older patients for frailty and cognitive impairment prior to surgery. This is a composite secondary outcome using a study-specific questions with Likert-type responses [After 50-100 respondents have completed the survey, approx 1 month after its release on 10/5/23]