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NCT Number: NCT03383289

Resident-to-Resident Elder Mistreatment Intervention for Dementia Care in Assisted Living

Resident-to-resident elder mistreatment (R-REM) is a significant problem in long-term services and support settings (LTSS), and likely to cause physical and or psychological distress. The proposed project tests an intervention developed for use by LTSS staff. As such, it represents an important step in the process of developing approaches for ameliorating and preventing R-REM in assisted living residences which house residents with dementia and related behavioral disorders, and is thus likely to have significant public health impact.

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Key information

Conditions

Assisted Living, Resident to Resident Elder Mistreatment

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hebrew Home at Riverdale

The Bronx, New York, 10471, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • all long term residents residing at each facility at baseline, for those unable to consent, proxy consent will be sought

Exclusion criteria

  • residents receiving hospice care,
  • facilities will have the option to exclude individuals for selected reasons, (e.g., severe psychosis)

Treatment and study plan

R-REM training

Other

three training modules for front-line long-term care staff to aid in recognition, management and reporting of R-REM

Primary outcomes

  1. Falls, Accidents, and Injuries

    Time frame: Six months before baseline through twelve month follow-up

    Impact on falls, accidents, and injuries as measured by incident reports

Secondary outcomes

  1. Affect

    Time frame: Baseline, 6- and 12- month follow-up

    Impact on participant affect as measured by the Feeling Tone Questionnaire (FTQ). A 16-item scale with a theoretical range of 0-32. Higher score indicates lower affect (depressed direction).

Other outcomes

  1. Staff Knowledge Module 1

    Time frame: Pre and post training evaluation: Immediately before and immediately after training

    Module 1: Recognizing R-REM 10-item knowledge test related to recognizing resident-to-resident elder mistreatment The potential (theoretical) total score range is 0-10 with a higher score indicating more knowledge (better outcome)

  2. Staff Recognition, Reporting and Care Planning of Resident-to-resident Elder Mistreatment Events

    Time frame: baseline through 1-year follow-up

    Statistical Analysis 1: Count of participants with events reported by the staff through the informant interview measure Statistical Analysis 2: Count of events reported through the Behavior Recognition Documentation Sheets (BRDS)

  3. Staff Knowledge Module 2

    Time frame: Administered immediately before and immediately after training was provided

    Module 2: Management of R-REM 10-item knowledge tests The potential (theoretical) range is 0-10 with a higher score indicating more knowledge (better outcome)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hebrew Home at Riverdale

Other

Collaborators

  • Cornell University
  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)
  • Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Dec 26, 2017
Registry last updated
Mar 30, 2025

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