Aged Care Research

The Aged Care and Neuroscience programmes are no longer active components of CTRU’s research. Completed research includes:
A randomised controlled trial to evaluate several different services that use a common model of care aimed at assisting older people to live at home

Study to investigate the 35 day and 1 year mortality rates following hospital admission for hip fracture, among people aged 60 years and older in New Zealand

A randomised controlled trial comparing early hospital discharge and home-based rehabilitation with usual in-patient rehabilitation and follow-up care

A clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of strength training and vitamin D to reduce physical disability in frail older people

A case control study of the incidence, causes and consequences of subarachnoid haemorrhage

A cohort study of New Zealand Freemasons and their spouses to determine the risk factors of major non-communicable diseases

An epidemiological study of the determinants of stroke impact on individuals, families and communities carried out in Auckland in 2002-2003

ASTRO: a  5-year follow-up study of stroke survivors from the ARCOS study and their family caregivers for a range of functional and neuropsychological outcomes, including survival rate, costs and health-service utilisation

The Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial (HYVET) is an international randomised controlled trial designed to establish the balance of benefits and risks of anti-hypertensive therapy in people aged 80 years or more

To determine the effectiveness of a novel intervention, Attention Process Training in improving attention and health-related quality of life for stroke survivors