Table 1

Data collection schedule

VariableDescriptionData sourceData collection time points
Baseline4 weeks8 weeks12 weeks
DemographicAge, genderLeecare✓
Medical conditionsDiagnosis of medical conditionLeecare✓✓✓✓
Medications*Name, strength, dose, frequency of medicine administrationMedi-Map✓✓✓✓
Nutritional statusSwallowing statusLeecare✓✓
Functional abilityMobilisation statusLeecare✓✓
Cognitive functionMontreal Cognitive AssessmentLeecare✓✓
Falls historyNumber of falls and related health outcomesLeecare✓✓
Vital signsHeight, weight, blood pressure (systolic and diastolic), respirations, pulse, BGL, SpO2Leecare✓✓✓✓
PainPainChek score severity across six domainsLeecare✓✓✓✓
Residential Medication Management Review (RMMR)Dates of RMMR provision will be recordedOn-site aged care pharmacist✓✓✓✓
Physical activityTime spent in light, moderate, vigorous-intensity activityFibion SENS device✓✓✓✓
SleepMovements during sleep, durations of light, deep and REM sleepFibion Emfit device✓✓✓✓
Edmonton Symptom Assessment ScaleSeverity across 10 symptomsParticipant or third-party informant review✓✓✓✓
Adverse eventsFor example, falls, fracture, delirium, faecal impaction, incontinenceLeecare, pharmacists, aged care staff, residents✓✓✓✓
IncidentsMedication incidents will be recorded including date/time and severityLeecare, pharmacists, aged care staff, residents✓✓✓✓
Ambulance call-outsDate and reasons will be recordedLeecare, pharmacists, aged care staff, residents✓✓✓✓
Hospital visitsDate and reason of emergency department visits or hospital admission will be recordedLeecare, pharmacists, aged care staff, residents✓✓✓✓
All-cause mortalityAny deaths in the 12-week study period will be recordedAged care staff✓✓✓

  • *Data will be collected and exported daily into the TCC-ADEPT platform over the 12-week study period.

  • BGL, blood glucose level; REM, rapid eye movement; SpO2, oxygen saturation; TCC, TeleClinical Care.