Tropea, Joanne
Nestel, Debra
Johnson, Christina
Hayes, Barbara J.
Hutchinson, Anastasia F.
Brand, Caroline
Le, Brian H.
Blackberry, Irene
Caplan, Gideon A.
Bicknell, Ross
Hepworth, Graham
Lim, Wen K.
Article History
Received: 20 October 2021
Accepted: 19 January 2022
First Online: 14 February 2022
Declarations
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: Ethics approval was received by the Melbourne Health Human Research and Ethics Committee (HREC/17/MH/336). All methods were performed in accordance with the National Statement of Ethical Conduct in Research Involving Humans, and the research arrangements of the organisations involved. Consent for participation in IMPETUS-D and the associated evaluation was conducted at the facility or group level. Consent from individuals living in the residential aged care facilities has been waived, as it was deemed unnecessary by the Melbourne Health Human Research and Ethics Committee. Individual consent from residential aged care staff who participated in the research was sought. Invitations to participate in the bereaved family carer survey and information about the project was provided to family members, and completion and return of the survey implied consent.<i>Patient safety</i>The number of deaths and hospital transfers was monitored in the control and intervention groups. The plain language statements included contact details of the principal investigator, project coordinator and the ethics committee that participants can contact in the event of a complaint or concern about the project. Any reported issues, adverse events and other unintended effects of the trial intervention were reported to the IMPETUS-D Project Working and Advisory Group and the IMPETUS-D Steering Committee.<i>Study management and oversight</i>This study was managed by the IMPETUS-D Project Working and Advisory Group, consisting of the principal investigator, co-investigators and representation from the aged care home provider. The IMPETUS-D Steering Committee with members from stakeholder groups provided additional governance oversight for the study monitoring.Written 6-monthly progress reports were submitted to the funding body and annual progress reports submitted to the Melbourne Health ethics committee throughout the project timeline.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.