Engaging residents and families about managing psychotropic medicines in aged care facilities
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Resident engagementFamily engagementManaging psychotropic medicines in aged care facilitiesMedicines communicationPublic Health - Health service research
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12624000902594
- Lead Sponsor
- Monash University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 760
Inclusion Criteria
Residents: will comprise individuals who are aged 65 years or older, and have at least one medicine prescribed.
Family members: will comprise anyone who identifies as a relative or friend of a resident.
Aged care workers: will comprise those who have a legal authority, duty of care or direct responsibility for managing medicines for the residents.
Note that the minimum age noted below relates to the age of residents.
Exclusion Criteria
Residents: will comprise those with severe dementia, severe cognitive impairment, haemodynamic instability, or at end of life.
Family members: there are no exclusion criteria.
Aged care workers: there are no exclusion criteria.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method