A student-led service model to improve the health and wellbeing of older adults in East Arnhem (Old ID 26276)
Role
Collaborator
Description
Older persons from remote Aboriginal communities experience disabling consequences of chronic diseases at a disproportionally higher rate than mainstream Australians (Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet 2017). Paradoxically, there is limited and fluctuating availability of allied health professional (Battye & McTaggart, 2003) services to support them. The primary aim of this study is to pilot a student-led service model to improve the health and wellbeing of older persons from East Arnhem who live with the disabling consequences of chronic diseases. The Triple Aim framework will be used to determine health benefits in terms of a) older persons, family and community satisfaction b) health outcomes and c) cost. The secondary aim is to collect preliminary data on the feasibility of the service model and trial protocol within the remote community context. This project will lead to development of a specific protocol for a proposed full-scale multi-site project across northern Australia.
Date
02 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2019
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Rehabilitation;Allied Health;Aboriginal And Torres Strait Youth;Communication;Partnership
Funding Body
Menzies School of Health Research
Amount
35548
Project Team
Catrina Felton-Busch;Frances Cochrane;Robyn McDermott;Lisa Simmons;Louise Brown