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Trial registered on ANZCTR


Registration number
ACTRN12606000302550
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
10/07/2006
Date registered
14/07/2006
Date last updated
1/06/2010
Type of registration
Prospectively registered

Titles & IDs
Public title
Shifting from home to residential care: understanding the preferences of older people admitted to RGH and their carers.
Scientific title
Shifting from home to residential care: understanding the preferences of older people admitted to the Repatriation General Hospital (RGH) and their carers.
Secondary ID [1] 251897 0
RGH Ethics Protocol 35/06
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Admission to residential aged care 1275 0
Condition category
Condition code
Public Health 1362 1362 0 0
Other public health

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
Patient registry
Target follow-up duration
Target follow-up type
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
This cross-sectional study explores key factors in the decision to move into residential care for patients who have been admitted to hospital from home. The study uses short, semi-structured interviews to examine the issues from the perspective of the patient, primary carer and relevant ward staff. This is an observational rather than an interventional trial. The duration of the study is 6 months.
Intervention code [1] 1197 0
Other interventions
Comparator / control treatment
No comparator.
Control group
Uncontrolled

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 1856 0
This observational trial addresses 3 key questions: 1) What has changed as a result of the injury or illness that led to your hospitalisation?; 2) who requested the Aged Care Assessment (ACAT) and what decision has been made regarding future accommodation and care needs?; and 3) what were the key factors in the decision to move from hospital to residential aged care?
Timepoint [1] 1856 0
Interviews will be conducted subsequent to ACAT approval for permanent residential aged care and prior to relocation.
Secondary outcome [1] 3274 0
A secondary outcome is to document patient, carer and social work perceptions of the process of moving from hospital to residential aged care and how the process might be improved.
Timepoint [1] 3274 0
Interviews will be conducted subsequent to ACAT approval for permanent residential aged care and prior to relocation.

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Admitted to RGH; identified as requiring Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) assessment (or reassessment).
Minimum age
50 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
Only the carer will be interviewed if the patient has speech, language &/or other communication difficulties or severe cognitive impairment.

Study design
Purpose
Psychosocial
Duration
Cross-sectional
Selection
Defined population
Timing
Prospective
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
7/03/2007
Actual
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
Sample size
Target
30
Accrual to date
Final
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)

Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1] 1495 0
Charities/Societies/Foundations
Name [1] 1495 0
Foundation Daw Park
Country [1] 1495 0
Australia
Funding source category [2] 1496 0
Hospital
Name [2] 1496 0
Repatriation General Hospital
Country [2] 1496 0
Australia
Primary sponsor type
Hospital
Name
Repatriation General Hospital
Address
216 Daws Road, Daw Park South Australia 5041
Country
Australia
Secondary sponsor category [1] 1314 0
None
Name [1] 1314 0
Nil
Address [1] 1314 0
Country [1] 1314 0

Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
Ethics committee name [1] 2916 0
Repatriation General Hospital
Ethics committee address [1] 2916 0
Ethics committee country [1] 2916 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [1] 2916 0
Approval date [1] 2916 0
30/06/2006
Ethics approval number [1] 2916 0
35/06

Summary
Brief summary
Decisions about admission to residential care are being made in the acute hospital and at a time of crisis due to a sudden deterioration in the older person’s ability to self-care and/or the informal care support system becoming overwhelmed.
Decisions involving the transition from home to nursing home or hostel accommodation are complex due to the involvement of the patient, their next of kin or family and medical and allied health professionals. There are many factors that contribute to the decision to move and the importance of these factors may differ for each person.

This study seeks to explore the issues and tensions around movement into residential care and identify the key factors in the decision, from the perspective of older people admitted to the RGH and their carers. This will be achieved through short, semi-structured interviews with patients, carers and ward staff.
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 35381 0
Address 35381 0
Country 35381 0
Phone 35381 0
Fax 35381 0
Email 35381 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 10386 0
Ms Stacey Masters
Address 10386 0
Rehabilitation & Ageing Studies Unit, Level 1 C Block, Repatriation General Hospital, 216 Daws Rd, Daw Park SA 5041
Country 10386 0
Australia
Phone 10386 0
+61 8 8275 1103
Fax 10386 0
+61 8 8275 1130
Email 10386 0
[email protected]
Contact person for scientific queries
Name 1314 0
Prof. Maria Crotty
Address 1314 0
Rehabilitation & Ageing Studies Unit Level 1 C Block, Repatriation General Hospital, 216 Daws Rd, Daw Park SA 5041
Country 1314 0
Australia
Phone 1314 0
+61 8 8275 1103
Fax 1314 0
+61 8 8275 1130
Email 1314 0
[email protected]

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