The Flinders Model in Research

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• The Flinders Model in Research
• Vietnam Veterans - Real Partners in Health
• Does self management support improve your health?
• A Trial of Evidence-Based Care and Self-
  Management for Vietnam Veterans with
  Alcohol-Related Disorders

Dr Jill Beattie, Research Fellow Dr Sarah Blunden
to May 07 Jill Western, Research
Associate Barbara Oerman, Research Associate
Amanda Carne, Project Officer A/Prof Simon
Eckermann, Health Economist
A/Prof Malcolm Battersby, Chief Investigator Prof
John Condon, Investigator Dr Rene Pols,
Investigator
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• Funded by the
• Department of Veteran Affairs

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Vietnam veteran (VV) study

• Aim
• To identify whether a system of focused and
  coordinated self management and self management
  support can improve the health outcomes of VVs
  with alcohol-related chronic conditions.

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Vietnam Veteran Mental Health
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Depression
Alcohol misuse
Partner Relationship Issues
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Chronic Condition Self-Management Self
Management Support
Collaboration / Partnership
Participating Vietnam veteran
Partner / Family
Health Professionals
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Participant inclusion criteria

• Not residing within the Northern Division of
  General Practice area or rural areas
• Vietnam veteran
• Chronic condition
• Alcohol Usage Disorders Identification Test
  (A.U.D.I.T.) Score of 8 or above

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Exclusion criteria

• Cognitive impairment or physical or psychiatric
  distress which would prohibit informed consent or
  inability to cooperate with the clinical and
  research process

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Methodology

• Randomised clinical trial
• 140 - 160 participants required
• Repeated outcome measures, ie at
• baseline
• 3, 6, and 9
• 18 months

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Data collection

• Flinders Model process tools
• Partners In Health Scale (PIH)
• Cue Response interview (CR)
• Problems Goals (PGs) assessment
• Care planning process
• Stanford program
• Feedback from veteran participants
• Partners of veterans

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Data Collection

• AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test)
  
• PIH (Partners In Health)
• AQoL (Assessment of Quality of Life)
• ADAS (Abbreviated Dyadic Adjustment Scale -
  relationships)
• HADS (Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale)
• DARS (Dimensions of Anger Reactions Scale)
• PSTD checklist (Post Traumatic Stress
  Disorder-military)
• Health care utilisation data
• DSM-IV Psychiatrist
• Clinical Global Impressions Scale

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