More than a Landlord – helping Aboriginal Housing Victoria further meet the needs and aspirations of their Aboriginal tenants
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN33665735 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN33665735 |
- Submission date
- 06/07/2021
- Registration date
- 12/07/2021
- Last edited
- 10/10/2023
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Other
Plain English summary of protocol
Background and study aims
The project is evaluating the effect of an Indigenous-led life-coaching service on the health and the cultural and spiritual, social and emotional, wellbeing (SEWB) of Aboriginal people who are tenants of Aboriginal Housing Victoria (AHV).
Who can participate?
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people over 16 years of age who are a tenant of AHV are able to participate.
What does the study involve?
Participants will be invited to complete a survey at three different times over an 18 month period with the help of an Aboriginal researcher employed by Aboriginal Housing Victoria. Survey participants will then be invited to participate in life coaching over the next 18 months to 2 years provided by a life coach employed by Aboriginal Housing Victoria. The life coach will work with participants to identify goals and strategies to achieve those goals.
What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
The results of the study will help to
• evaluate the implementation of life-coaching and the effect on well-being long-term.
• understand the aspirations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families
• find new ways to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families
No risks
Where is the study run from?
The study is run from the University of Melbourne in partnership with Aboriginal Housing Victoria (Australia)
When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
August 2019 to April 2023
Who is funding the study?
The National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia)
Who is the main contact?
Dr Alison Brown, alison.brown@unimelb.edu.au
Contact information
Public
28 Vauxhall Rd
Northcote
3070
Australia
 ORCID ID |
0000-0003-2407-842X |
|---|---|
| Phone | +61 (0)409150200 |
| alison.brown@unimelb.edu.au |
Study information
| Study design | Single centre observational prospective cohort study |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Observational |
| Secondary study design | Cohort study |
| Study setting(s) | Home |
| Study type | Quality of life |
| Participant information sheet | ISRCTN33665735_PIS_life coaching_V3_01Oct2020.pdf |
| Scientific title | Responding to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander aspirations – helping Aboriginal Housing Victoria further meet the needs and aspirations of their Aboriginal tenants |
| Study acronym | MTAL |
| Study objectives | Among Indigenous people in Victoria, an Indigenous-led life-coaching service that is culturally responsive, context specific and focuses on aspirations will: 1) Support Aboriginal people to progress towards their self-determined health and wellbeing aspirations 2) Improve the social and emotional wellbeing of individuals and their families |
| Ethics approval(s) | Approved 09/02/2021, University of Melbourne Medicine and Dentistry Human Ethics Sub-Committee (Human Ethics Team, Office of Research Ethics and Integrity, Research, Innovation & Commercialisation, Level 5, Alan Gilbert Building, 161 Barry Street, Carlton, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia; no telephone number provided; humanethics-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au), ref: 2020-13595-13162-4 |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Social and emotional wellbeing |
| Intervention | All tenants of Aboriginal Housing Victoria in 3 Victorian regions are invited to participate in a survey of social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB), containing items consistent with key categories of SEWB as understood and defined by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and key demographics, administered by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peer researchers at baseline, 6 and 18 months. Survey participants are then invited to participate in strengths based life coaching for a duration of up to 18 months. Life coaches will work with tenants who agree to life coaching on identifying goals and implementing actions. Progress with life coaching goals and actions will be documented on an electronic support plan. Every 3 months the life coach will update the support plan and administer a short pulse check survey, which will prompt the tenant to reflect on their progress and their strengths. At the time of the 18-month survey, peer researchers will invite all life coaching participants to participate in a semi structured interview exploring their experience of life coaching. |
| Intervention type | Behavioural |
| Primary outcome measure | Social and emotional wellbeing as a multidimensional concept is measured via the following domains and survey items at baseline 6 months and 18 months: 1. Education, Employment & Finances - survey items on Highest level of education completed, employment status, barriers to employment, spending, bill payments, bill stress 2. Family structure and parenting - survey itemson on Number of children birthed/adopted/cared for, dependents/age/relationship, Strengths-based parenting tool 3. Out of Home Care - survey items on Removals/child protection services, age of housing independence, cultural placement plan 4. Culture and Community - survey items 5. Cultural safety - survey items on Connection to culture and community, community attitudes 6. Service Use - survey items on Service use and availability 7. Self determination - survey items on Choice and control in decision making on issues 8. Health - survey items on Health Conditions, Euroqual 5D-5L, disability, smoking 9. Wellbeing - survey items from Kessler-5, Mental Health Continuum, Aboriginal Resilience and Recovery Questionnaire 10. Housing - survey items on Number and type of occupants, household amenities, financial stress due to tenancy 11. Family violence - survey items on Experience of controlling, unsafe or threatening behaviour 12. Goal setting question - survey items on key categories of goals/aspirations |
| Secondary outcome measures | 1. Achievement of goals measured using support plan over 18 months 2. Development of strengths and experience of life coaching measures measured using pulse check survey every 3 months for up to 18 months 3. Experience of life coaching measured by semi structured interview at 18 months |
| Overall study start date | 01/08/2019 |
| Completion date | 01/04/2023 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Other |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Lower age limit | 16 Years |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | 389 |
| Total final enrolment | 95 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. Tenant of Aboriginal Housing Victoria 2. Identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander 3. 16 years and over |
| Key exclusion criteria | Does not meet inclusion criteria |
| Date of first enrolment | 13/04/2021 |
| Date of final enrolment | 31/12/2021 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Australia
Study participating centre
Fitzroy North
Melbourne
3068
Australia
Sponsor information
University/education
Office of Research Ethics and Integrity
Research, Innovation & Commercialisation
The University of Melbourne
Level 5, Alan Gilbert Building
161 Barry Street
Carlton
Melbourne
3010
Australia
| Phone | +61 (0)38344 8595 |
|---|---|
| hilary.young@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Website | https://www.unimelb.edu.au/ |
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/01ej9dk98 |
Funders
Funder type
Government
Government organisation / National government
- Alternative name(s)
- NHMRC
- Location
- Australia
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | 01/04/2024 |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not expected to be made available |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Planned publication in a high-impact peer-reviewed journal Community dissemination through established community channels |
| IPD sharing plan | The datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study are not expected to be made available. Participants, who are from vulnerable communities, are assured anonymity and the plain language statement confirms to participants that only aggregate data will be presented in publications. No consent is sought from participants to make the data publicly available, nor is it being sought from the study partner Aboriginal Housing Victoria who facilitated data to be collected from consenting tenants in their social housing properties. Reasonable requests for restricted access to the underlying data can be sent to the Human Research Ethics Committee at The University of Melbourne (HREC ID: 2020-13595-13162-4) at the following email address: HumanEthics-Enquiries@unimelb.edu.au. |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participant information sheet | version v3 | 01/10/2020 | 26/07/2021 | No | Yes |
| Participant information sheet | version v3 | 01/10/2020 | 26/07/2021 | No | Yes |
| Protocol article | protocol | 23/07/2021 | 26/07/2021 | Yes | No |
| Results article | Results of the survey of social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) | 06/10/2023 | 10/10/2023 | Yes | No |
Additional files
Editorial Notes
10/10/2023: Publication reference and total rinal enrolment added.
26/07/2021: The following changes have been made:
1. Publication reference added.
2. The participant information sheets have been uploaded as additional files.
07/07/2021: Trial's existence confirmed by University of Melbourne.
