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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 17 August 2020
Main ID:  ISRCTN47326902
Date of registration: 04/07/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University of Malaya (Malaysia)
Public title: I-NEED: Improving Nurses? dEtection and managEment of elDer abuse and neglect
Scientific title: Improving nurses? detection and management of elder abuse and neglect: A cluster randomised trial (I-NEED)
Date of first enrolment: 01/01/2014
Target sample size: 390
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN47326902
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Cluster randomised trial (Quality of life)  
Phase:  Not Applicable
Countries of recruitment
Malaysia
Contacts
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Affiliation: 
Name: Wan Yuen    Choo
Address:  Julius Centre University of Malaya Department of Social and Preventive Medicine Faculty of Medicine University of Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Telephone: -
Email: ccwy@ummc.edu.my
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Community nurses and registered nurses (RN) working at health clinics in the state of Negeri Sembilan that:
1. Are female
2. Aged between 18 and 60 years
3. Have working experience of more than six months
4. Have not attended any educational programme on management of elder abuse and/or neglect

Exclusion criteria:
1. Had less than 6 months of working experience
2. Had attended any educational programme related to management of elder abuse and/or neglect


Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Elder Abuse, Neglect, Nurses, Education
Not Applicable
Intervention(s)

Participants are randomised to:
1. Control group: Will receive 2 hours face-to face Continuous Nursing Education (CNE) (usual care)
2. Intervention group A: Usual care and 1 day of face-to-face intensive training programme (ITP)
3. Intervention group B: Usual care, 1 day of ITP and educational video

Follow Up Length: 6 months; Study Entry: Single randomisation only
Primary Outcome(s)

Quantitative data:
Knowledge, Detection and Management of Elder Abuse Questionnaire (ELSE-Q) ? Malay version
Timepoints: Baseline, immediately post-intervention, at 3-months and 6-months follow-up

Qualitative data:
1. Development of training module on identification, assessment and intervention on elder abuse and neglect
2. A process evaluation of the education programmes among nurses will be conducted via FGDs with managerial level nurses, RNs, community nurses and key stakeholders at the end of the intervention
Secondary Outcome(s)
Number of elder abuse and/or neglect cases identified and managed during follow-up period
Secondary ID(s)
N/A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
University of Malaya Research Grant (RP001C-13HTM) (Malaysia)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status:
Approval date:
Contact:
Medical Ethics Committee University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), 25/10/2013, ref. MEC: 1024.75
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted:
Date Completed: 29/05/2015
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