Taking action: the effect of a community action intervention on advance personal planning by older adults

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Advance care planning; elderly; Public Health - Other public health

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000619842
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Newcastle

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-05-24
• Last Update Posted: 7 June 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2000

Inclusion Criteria

Communities will be eligible if they have:
(i) Population of 5,000 to 20,000 people.
(ii) At least 15% of total population aged 65 years or over.
(iii) At least 5 GPs and 5 lawyers
(v) At least 50km from each other, and 100 kms from major urban centres.

Older people (community survey component)
Eligible participants will: be members of a selected community organisation(s); reside in a participating community; and be aged 65 years or older.

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-reported APP: Participants will indicate on an investigator-developed survey whether they have completed or updated financial APP instruments including: (i) a will or (ii) EPA; and medical instruments: including (iii) ACD, (iv) enduring guardian (‘yes’, ‘no’, or ‘unsure’ for each item). Participants will also be asked to indicate if they have discussed their wishes for care with families or other important people in their lives; health care professionals or lawyers. Standard, easy to understand definitions will be provided. A composite APP outcome will be created indicating evidence of financial (i.e. will and/or EPA); and personal and medical (i.e. enduring guardian and/or AD) instruments.[Baseline, 12 months post-intervention commencement (primary endpoint) and 24 months post-intervention commencement.]