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Trial reportBMC geriatrics2020

A cluster randomised trial of the program to enhance adjustment to residential living (PEARL): a novel psychological intervention to reduce depression in newly admitted aged care residents.

Tanya E Davison, Marita P McCabe, Lucy Busija, Daniel W O'Connor, Vera Camões Costa, Jessica Byers

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC geriatrics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Tanya E DavisonHealth and Ageing Research Group, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, Arts and Design, Swinburne University of Technology, H95 PO Box 218, Hawthorn, VIC, 3122, Australia. tdavison@swin.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0001-8106-7976
Marita P McCabeHealth and Ageing Research Group, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, Arts and Design, Swinburne University of Technology, H95 PO Box 218, Hawthorn, VIC, 3122, Australia.
Lucy BusijaBiostatistics Consulting Platform, Research Methodology Division, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Daniel W O'ConnorDepartment of Health and Human Services, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Vera Camões CostaHealth and Ageing Research Group, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, Arts and Design, Swinburne University of Technology, H95 PO Box 218, Hawthorn, VIC, 3122, Australia.
Jessica ByersHealth and Ageing Research Group, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, Arts and Design, Swinburne University of Technology, H95 PO Box 218, Hawthorn, VIC, 3122, Australia.
Swinburne University of Technology · AUDepartment of Health and Human Services · AUMonash University · AU

Funding

National Health and Medical Research Council APP1102997
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDepression rates are high in residential aged care (RAC) facilities, with newly admitted residents at particular risk. New approaches to address depression in this population are urgently required, particularly psychological interventions suitable for widespread use across the RAC sector. The Program to Enhance Adjustment to Residential Living (PEARL) is a brief intervention, designed to provide individually tailored care approaches to meet the psychological needs of newly admitted residents, delivered in collaboration with facility staff.

methodsPEARL will be evaluated using a cluster randomised controlled design, comparing outcomes for residents who participate in the intervention with those residing in care as usual control facilities. Participants are RAC residents aged 60 years or above, with normal cognition or mild-moderate cognitive impairment, who relocated to the facility within the previous 4 weeks. The primary outcomes are depressive symptoms and disorders, with secondary outcomes including anxiety, stress, quality of life, adjustment to RAC, and functional dependence, analysed on an intention to treat basis using multilevel modelling. DISCUSSION: PEARL is an intervention based on self-determination theory, designed to reduce depression in newly admitted residents by tailoring day to day care to meet their psychological needs. This simple psychological approach offers an alternative care model to the current over-reliance of antidepressant medications.

trial registrationACTRN12616001726448; Registered 16 December 2016 with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry.

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Quality of LifeAgedAustraliaDepressionHomes for the AgedHospitalizationHumansAdjustmentDepressionLong term careNursing homesQuality of lifeResidential aged care

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PMID32164587
PMCPMC7068981
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