Can an educational programme for primary care doctors improve their knowledge and practice in elder abuse and neglect intervention?

The effect of an educational intervention on primary care doctors' knowledge and practice in detecting and managing elder abuse and neglect

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN10580716

Enrollment

400

Registered

2015-04-22

Start date

2014-09-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-10-17

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Conditions

Elder abuse and neglect Not Applicable

Interventions

We will recruit two groups of primary care doctors. One group will undergo a structured training on elder abuse and neglect intervention. Evaluation prior to the training, immediately after, 6 months

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Doctors practicing in primary care setting

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Non-practising doctors

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement of knowledge and attitude Timeline of outcome evaluation: before intervention, immediately after intervention, 6 months and 12 months post intervention Methods used to measure outcome: a self-administered questionnaire assessing participants' knowledge and practice in relation to elder abuse management	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Increase documentation of elder abuse and neglect suspected and confirmed cases Timeline of outcome evaluation: before intervention, immediately after intervention, 6 months and 12 months post intervention Methods used to measure outcome: a self-administered questionnaire assessing participants' knowledge and practice in relation to elder abuse management	—

Countries

Malaysia

Contacts

Public ContactSajaratulnisah Othman

sajaratul@ummc.edu.my+60 (0)379492306

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026