Testing a clinical pathway on health and wellbeing outcomes for people with dementia associated behavioural changes living in residential aged care facilities.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: BPSD; Dementia; Neurological - Dementias; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622001282774
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of South Australia

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 15 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

Eligibility criteria for staff survey and focus group participation include a) being over 18 years of age, and b) having worked at a site for a minimum of three months during the study period.
Elibibility criteria for residents: must have been a resident in the facility for at least one month and they or their nominated decision maker must consent to joint completion of the quality of life scale .
Eligibility criteria for sites include RACFs with Memory Support Units that have more than one site available for randomisation

Exclusion Criteria

For survey and focus group participation: Under 18 years, new to the site (less than 3 months), short term agency/backfill staff.

For sites: RACFs without a dedicated memory support unit or equivelent, single RACF (must have multiple locations that can be randomised to treatment or control in order to ensure local site processes do not confound pathway implementation or use).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified