Joanne Tropea

IMpleMenting Effective infection prevention and control in ReSidential aged carE (IMMERSE): protocol for a multi-level mixed methods implementation study

Joanne Tropea, Sanne Peters, Jill J Francis, Noleen Bennett, Deirdre Fetherstonhaugh, Kirsty Buising, Lyn-li Lim, Caroline Marshall, Madelaine Flynn, Michael Murray, Paul Yates, Craig Aboltins, Douglas Johnson, Jason Kwong, Karrie Long, Judy McCahon, Wen K Lim

Journal article  |  2023  |  BMC GERIATRICS

BACKGROUND: Older people living in residential aged care facilities are at high risk of acquiring infections such as influenza, ga..

Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis of the questionnaire on Palliative Care for Advanced Dementia (qPAD) using a large sample of staff from Australian residential aged care homes

Joanne Tropea, Caroline A Brand, Wen K Lim, Graham Hepworth, Sue Finch

Journal article  |  2022  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OLDER PEOPLE NURSING

BACKGROUND: The Questionnaire on Palliative Care for Advanced Dementia (qPAD) is increasingly being used to assess residential age..

START-online: acceptability and feasibility of an online intervention for carers of people living with dementia

Samantha M Loi, Joanne Tropea, Ellen Gaffy, Anita Panayiotou, Hannah Capon, Jodi Chiang, Christina Bryant, Colleen Doyle, Michelle Kelly, Gill Livingston, Briony Dow

Journal article  |  2022  |  PILOT AND FEASIBILITY STUDIES

BACKGROUND: With increasing numbers of people living with dementia relying on family to care for them at home, there is an urgent ..

Evaluation of IMproving Palliative care Education and Training Using Simulation in Dementia (IMPETUS-D) a staff simulation training intervention to improve palliative care of people with advanced dementia living in nursing homes: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Joanne Tropea, Debra Nestel, Christina Johnson, Barbara J Hayes, Anastasia F Hutchinson, Caroline Brand, Brian H Le, Irene Blackberry, Gideon A Caplan, Ross Bicknell, Graham Hepworth, Wen K Lim

Journal article  |  2022  |  BMC GERIATRICS

BACKGROUND: People with dementia have unique palliative and end-of-life needs. However, access to quality palliative and end-of-li..

Evaluation of IMproving Palliative Care Education and Training Using Simulation in Dementia (IMPETUS-D) a Staff Simulation Training Intervention to Improve Palliative Care of People with Advanced Dementia Living in Nursing Homes: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial

Joanne Tropea, Debra Nestel, Christina E Johnson, Barbara J Hayes, Anastasia F Hutchinson, Caroline A Brand, Brian H Le, Irene Blackberry, Gideon A Caplan, Ross Bicknell, Graham Hepworth, Wen K Lim

Journal article  |  2021

Abstract BackgroundAccess to palliative and end-of-life care for people with dementia living in nursing homes is suboptima..

Simulation training in non-cancer palliative care for healthcare workers: a systematic review of controlled studies

Joanne Tropea, Ross Bicknell, Debra Nestel, Caroline A Brand, Christina E Johnson, Sanjoy K Paul, Brian H Le, Wen Kwang Lim

Journal article  |  2021  |  BMJ SIMULATION & TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LEARNING

BACKGROUND: The need for healthcare workers (HCWs) to have skills and knowledge in non-cancer palliative care has been recognised...

IMproving Palliative care Education and Training Using Simulation in Dementia (IMPETUS-D)

Joanne Tropea

Thesis / Dissertation  |  2021

This thesis is about providing quality palliative and end-of-life care to people with dementia who live in residential aged care h..

A screen-based simulation training program to improve palliative care of people with advanced dementia living in residential aged care facilities and reduce hospital transfers: study protocol for the IMproving Palliative care Education and Training Using Simulation in Dementia (IMPETUS-D) cluster randomised controlled trial

Joanne Tropea, Christina E Johnson, Debra Nestel, Sanjoy K Paul, Caroline A Brand, Anastasia F Hutchinson, Ross Bicknell, Wen Kwang Lim

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMC PALLIATIVE CARE

BACKGROUND: Many people with advanced dementia live in residential aged care homes. Care home staff need the knowledge and skills ..

Is increased carer knowledge of the health care system associated with decreased preventable hospitalizations for people in the community diagnosed with dementia? A systematic review protocol

Jane V Tehan, Anita Panayiotou, Helen Baxter, Paul Yates, Joanne Tropea, Frances Batchelor

Journal article  |  2018  |  SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS

BACKGROUND: People living with dementia (PLWD) are admitted to hospital twice as often as those without dementia, for ambulatory c..

People with dementia in the emergency department: Behavioural symptoms and use of restraint

Joanne Tropea, Dina Logiudice, Luciana Kelly

Journal article  |  2017  |  EMERGENCY MEDICINE AUSTRALASIA