Effectiveness of nurse-led volunteer support and technology-driven pain assessment in improving the outcomes of hospitalised older adults: protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial

• Max K Bulsara,
• Christopher Etherton-Beer,
• Rosemary Saunders,
• Kate Crookes,
• Mustafa Atee,
• Caroline Bulsara,
• Beverley Ewens,
• Olivia Gallagher,
• Renee M Graham,
• Karen Gullick,
• Sue Haydon,
• Kim-Huong Nguyen,
• Bev O'Connell,
• Karla Seaman,
• Jeff Hughes,
• Seng Giap Marcus Ang,
• Debra Scaini

Affiliations

Max K Bulsara

Institute for Health and Rehabilitation Research, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

Christopher Etherton-Beer

School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Rosemary Saunders

School of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia

Kate Crookes

Centre for Research in Aged Care, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia

Mustafa Atee

School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia, Australia

Caroline Bulsara

School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia

Beverley Ewens

Centre for Research in Aged Care, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia

Olivia Gallagher

Centre for Research in Aged Care, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia

Renee M Graham

Centre for Research in Aged Care, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia

Karen Gullick

Clinical Services, Hollywood Private Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

Sue Haydon

Clinical Services, Hollywood Private Hospital, Nedlands 6009, Western Australia, Australia

Kim-Huong Nguyen

Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, Saint Lucia, Queensland, Australia

Bev O'Connell

Centre for Research in Aged Care, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia

Karla Seaman

Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Jeff Hughes

School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia, Australia

Seng Giap Marcus Ang

Centre for Research in Aged Care, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia

Debra Scaini

Clinical Services, Hollywood Private Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia