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Griffiths AW, Surr CA, Alldred DP, Baker J, Higham R, Spilsbury K, Thompson CA. Pro re nata prescribing and administration for neuropsychiatric symptoms and pain in long-term care residents with dementia and memory problems: a cross-sectional study. Int J Clin Pharm 2019; 41:1314-1322. [PMID: 31342248 PMCID: PMC6800850 DOI: 10.1007/s11096-019-00883-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background Prescribing, dispensing and administering pro re nata (PRN; as needed or necessary, as determined by an individual) medicines to people with intermittent or short-term conditions is a potential area for medication errors and inappropriate prescribing and administration. In people with dementia, regular PRN medicines use can demonstrate good practice when appropriate or poor in situations where their use is not recommended. However, the frequency of PRN prescription and administration within long-term care settings (care homes) for people with dementia is largely unknown. A limited number of studies worldwide suggest variation between countries. Objective To describe the prescription and administration rates of PRN medicines for people with dementia in UK care homes. Setting Fifty UK care homes. Method Medication details were collected from review of residents’ medicines records within the care home for the previous month. Main outcome measure Prescription and administration of PRN medicines for the treatment of behaviours associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms and pain. Results The most commonly prescribed PRN medicines were analgesics (35.3%), although lower levels of PRN prescription were observed compared to recent studies. The percentage of residents receiving PRN administrations varied, with 20% for antipsychotics, 50% for benzodiazepines, 59% for analgesics, and 85.7% for nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics being administered. Conclusion Further research is needed to understand the decision making in PRN prescription and administration within long-term care. The prescribing of potentially inappropriate medicines remains a problem in long-term care settings and pharmacists have a key role in reducing inappropriate polypharmacy by undertaking medication reviews that consider both regular and PRN medicines.
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- Alys W Griffiths
- Centre for Dementia Research, School of Health and Community Studies, Leeds Beckett University, City Campus, Leeds, LS1 3HE, UK.
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- Centre for Dementia Research, School of Health and Community Studies, Leeds Beckett University, City Campus, Leeds, LS1 3HE, UK
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- School of Healthcare, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Healthcare, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Healthcare, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Healthcare, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Healthcare, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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Liu JYW, Leung DYP. Pain Treatments for Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia and Substantial Impaired Communication: A Cross-Sectional Analysis at Baseline of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. PAIN MEDICINE 2018; 18:1649-1657. [PMID: 27688313 DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Objectives This is a cross-sectional analysis at baseline of a cluster randomized controlled trial to identify factors associated with the use of pharmacological and nonpharmacological pain treatments by nursing home residents with dementia and impaired communication. Methods One hundred thirty-four residents with dementia and impaired communication were recruited. Nine of them were excluded because data on their pain treatments were missing, resulting in 125 for analysis. Hierarchical generalized estimating equations analyses controlling for the clustering effect of nursing homes were used to identify factors associated with the use of pharmacological and nonpharmacological pain treatments. Results Although all participants had a confirmed pain condition, only 23 (18.4%) and 45 (36%) had received pharmacological or nonpharmacological pain treatments, respectively. Participants with a higher ability to communicate ( P = 0.031) and fewer pain locations were found to be more likely to receive pain medications, with the impact of communication ability being greater among participants with better cognitive status than among those with poor cognitive status. Participants who had been living in the home longer and who were more dependent were less likely to receive nonpharmacological treatments. Conclusion Suboptimal pain management was common among this population. Severe impairment in the ability to communicate is a major reason for the underuse of pain medications. Staff may become desensitized and fail to perceive subtle changes in the residents' behavior as indicative of pain, leading to the underadministering of nonpharmacological treatments. To improve this situation, it is suggested that observational pain assessments be systematically carried out in nursing homes.
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- Justina Yat Wa Liu
- Centre for Gerontological Nursing, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
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Liu JYW, Lai CKY. Implementation of Observational Pain Management Protocol for Residents With Dementia: A Cluster-RCT. J Am Geriatr Soc 2017; 65:e56-e63. [DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Justina Y. W. Liu
- Centre for Gerontological Nursing; School of Nursing; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Hong Kong
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- Centre for Gerontological Nursing; School of Nursing; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Hong Kong
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Liu JYW, Lai C. Implementation of observational pain management protocol to improve pain management for long-term institutionalized older care residents with dementia: study protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial. Trials 2014; 15:78. [PMID: 24625010 PMCID: PMC3995611 DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2013] [Accepted: 02/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Systematic use of observational pain tools has been advocated as a means to improve pain management for care home residents with dementia. Pain experts suggest that any observational tool should be used as part of a comprehensive pain management protocol, which should include score interpretation and verification with appropriately suggested treatments. The Observational Pain Management Protocol (Protocol) was therefore developed. This study aims to investigate the extent to which the implementation of this Protocol can improve pain management in care home residents with dementia. METHODS/DESIGN In this two-group, single-blinded, cluster-randomized controlled trial, 122 care home residents with dementia and pain-related diagnoses will be recruited from eight care homes (that is 15 to 16 residents from each care home). Invitations will be sent to all local care homes who meet the home selection criteria. The eight care homes will be randomly selected from all care homes that agree to join this trial. They will then be randomized to either the control or experimental conditions. Participants from each care home will be placed into their home's corresponding group to avoid 'contamination' effects across participants. Each intervention cycle will take 16 weeks (that is, baseline assessment and care home staff training for 4 weeks and Protocol implementation for 12 weeks). The Protocol will guide the pain management of the participants in the experimental care homes. Meanwhile, the control care homes will continue their usual pain management strategies. Intervention effects will be measured weekly during the protocol implementation period and compared with the baseline measurements, as well as between the experimental and control conditions. DISCUSSION Although similar pain protocols have been suggested previously, the recommendations were based on experts' opinions rather than evaluation of research studies. The feasibility and effectiveness of this kind of pain management protocol, tailored to older people with dementia, remains unknown. The findings of this trial will offer strong evidence that better strategies for pain management should be used in the care home daily routine. TRIAL REGISTRATION The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Centre for Clinical Trials: CUHK-CCT00367.
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- Justina Yat Wa Liu
- Centre for Gerontological Nursing, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
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- Centre for Gerontological Nursing, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
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Noh H, Schroepfer TA. Terminally ill African American elders' access to and use of hospice care. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2014; 32:286-97. [PMID: 24413609 DOI: 10.1177/1049909113518092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The underuse of hospice care by terminally ill African American elders suggests they are suffering when hospice care could offer quality end of life care. Guided by the Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations, this study sought understanding of structural barriers faced when seeking access to hospice care and reasons for using it when access is possible. Data was collected through interviews with 28 African American hospice patients. Themes from directed content analysis provide insights into strategies used to overcome access barriers posed by income, health insurance and administrative procedure, as well as the role religion, family, information and health beliefs played in using it. Distributing educational materials and addressing spiritual/religious concerns in choosing hospice care are key in promoting African Americans' use of hospice care.
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- Hyunjin Noh
- University of Alabama, School of Social Work, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
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- University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Social Work, Madison, WI, USA
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Huskamp HA, Kaufmann C, Stevenson DG. The Intersection of Long-Term Care and End-of-Life Care. Med Care Res Rev 2011; 69:3-44. [DOI: 10.1177/1077558711418518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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High-quality end-of-life care is an important component of high-quality long-term care, yet many elderly individuals receiving long-term care services do not obtain good care as they approach death. This study provides a systematic review of articles that describe care received at the nexus of long-term care and end-of-life care. The articles identified three primary types of barriers to high-quality end-of-life care in long-term care settings: delivery system barriers intrinsic to long-term care settings, barriers related to features of coverage and reimbursement, and barriers resulting from the current regulatory approach for long-term care providers. The authors recommend areas for future research that would help to support progress on public policy that governs the provision of care at this important intersection.
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Teno JM, Gozalo PL, Lee IC, Kuo S, Spence C, Connor SR, Casarett DJ. Does hospice improve quality of care for persons dying from dementia? J Am Geriatr Soc 2011; 59:1531-6. [PMID: 21797834 DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03505.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To examine the effectiveness of hospice services for persons dying from dementia from the perspective of bereaved family members. DESIGN Mortality follow-back survey. SETTING Death certificates were drawn from five states (AL, FL, TX, MA, and MN). PARTICIPANTS Bereaved family members listed as the next of kin on death certificates when dementia was listed as the cause of death. MEASUREMENTS Ratings of the quality of end-of-life care, perceptions of unmet needs, and opportunities to improve end-of-life care. Two questions were also asked about the peacefulness of dying and quality of dying. RESULTS Of 538 respondents, 260 (48.3%) received hospice services. Family members of decedents who received hospice services reported fewer unmet needs and concerns with quality of care (adjusted odds ratio (AOR)=0.49, 95% confidence interval (CI)=0.33-0.74) and a higher rating of the quality of care (AOR=2.0, 95% CI=1.53-2.72). They also noted better quality of dying than those without hospice services. CONCLUSION Bereaved family members of people with dementia who received hospice reported higher perceptions of the quality of care and quality of dying.
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- Joan M Teno
- Department of Community Health, Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
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Rodriguez KL, Hanlon JT, Perera S, Jaffe EJ, Sevick MA. A cross-sectional analysis of the prevalence of undertreatment of nonpain symptoms and factors associated with undertreatment in older nursing home hospice/palliative care patients. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 8:225-32. [PMID: 20624612 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2010.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/19/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Approximately 25% of all US deaths occur in the long-term care setting, and this figure is projected to rise to 40% by the year 2040. Currently, there is limited information on nonpain symptoms and their appropriate treatment in this setting at the end of life. OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the prevalence of undertreatment of nonpain symptoms and factors associated with undertreatment in older nursing home hospice/palliative care patients. METHODS This study used a cross-sectional sample of older (>or=65 years) hospice/palliative care patients to represent all patients from the 2004 National Nursing Home Survey (NNHS) funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nonpain symptoms were determined from facility staff, who used the medical records to answer questions about the residents. Data on medication use were derived from medication administration records. Undertreatment was defined as the omission of a necessary medication for a specific nonpain symptom and was evaluated as a dichotomous variable (yes = the nonpain symptom was not treated with a medication; no = the nonpain symptom was treated with a medication). Cross-sectional bivariate analyses were conducted using chi(2) and regression coefficient tests to determine factors potentially associated with undertreatment of nonpain symptoms. RESULTS The cross-sectional sample included 303 older nursing home hospice/palliative care patients from among the 33,413 (weighted) patients from the 2004 NNHS. Overall, most of the patients were white (91.4% [277/303]) and female (71.9% [218/303]), and nearly half were aged >or=85 years (47.9% [145/303]). One or more nonpain symptoms occurred in 82 patients (22.0% weighted). The most common nonpain symptoms (weighted percentages) were constipation/fecal impaction in 35 patients (8.8%), cough in 34 patients (9.2%), nausea/vomiting in 26 patients (7.2%), fever in 11 patients (3.1%), and diarrhea in 9 patients (1.9%). Medication undertreatment of any of the above symptoms was seen in 47 of 82 patients (60.0% weighted), ranging from a low of 26.4% for constipation/ fecal impaction to a high of 88.0% for nausea/vomiting. Undertreated patients had significantly more problems with bed mobility (n [weighted %], 43 [92.3%] vs 21 [67.2%]; P = 0.013), mood (21 [44.7%] vs 7 [19.7%]; P = 0.017), and pressure ulcers (12 [25.7%] vs 2 [6.1%]; P = 0.023) than did treated patients. The undertreated group also had a significantly greater number of secondary diagnoses (weighted mean [SD], 6.5 [0.7] vs 5.2 [0.5]; P = 0.004) but had a shorter length of stay in hospice/ palliative care (120.5 [20.1] vs 219.4 [51.8] days; P < 0.001) or in the nursing home (552.0 [96.5] vs 1285.4 [268.3] days; P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of nonpain symptoms was low (22.0% weighted) in older nursing home hospice/palliative care patients. However, medication undertreatment of nonpain symptoms was seen in more than half of these patients. Future quality-improvement initiatives for nursing home hospice/palliative care patients are needed beyond the management of pain symptoms.
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- Keri L Rodriguez
- Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Pain and its treatment in older nursing home hospice/palliative care residents. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2010; 11:579-83. [PMID: 20889094 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2009] [Revised: 11/27/2009] [Accepted: 11/30/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of pain, describe its treatment, and determine factors associated with any pain in older residents assigned to a hospice specialty unit bed or receiving services from a hospice/palliative care/end-of-life special program in US nursing homes. DESIGN Cross-sectional study of data from the 2004 National Nursing Home Survey. SETTING The setting was 1174 US nursing homes. PARTICIPANTS Participants were 303 sampled patients, 65 years or older, representing 33,413 individuals receiving hospice/palliative care. MEASUREMENTS Facility staff was asked if, in the past 7 days, the resident had reported or shown evidence of pain. Medication use data were derived from medication administration records. Information about demographics and health status was derived from Minimum Data Set records. RESULTS Cancer was the primary diagnosis in only 11.4% of residents. Overall 36.6% had any pain in the previous week. Among those with any pain, 86.4% received some analgesic; specifically, 65.5% received opioids, whereas 31.7% received acetaminophen. Those with any pain compared with those without pain had shorter lengths of stay in hospice/palliative care (mean 123 days versus 161 days, P < .01), were more likely to be incontinent of bowel (76.2%, versus 60.3%, P < 0.01) and bladder (84.5% versus 71.8%, P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Pain symptoms were present in more than one third of older nursing home hospice/palliative care residents despite the use of opioids in two thirds of those who had reported or shown evidence of any pain. Additional future studies are needed to improve the management of pain in older residents receiving hospice/palliative care in US nursing homes.
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Stevenson DG, Bramson JS. Hospice care in the nursing home setting: a review of the literature. J Pain Symptom Manage 2009; 38:440-51. [PMID: 19735904 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2009.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2009] [Revised: 05/20/2009] [Accepted: 05/26/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The U.S. Medicare hospice benefit has expanded considerably into the nursing home (NH) setting in recent years. This literature review focuses on the provision of NH hospice, exploring its growth and the impact of such care on NH residents, cost and efficiency implications for NHs and government, and policy challenges and important areas for future research. Although hospice utilization is relatively modest among NH residents, its increased availability holds great promise. As an alternative to traditional NH care, hospice has been shown to provide high-quality end-of-life care and offer benefits, such as reduced hospitalizations and improved pain management. The provision of NH hospice also has been shown to have positive effects on nonhospice residents, suggesting indirect benefits on NH clinical practices. Importantly, the expansion of hospice in NHs brings challenges, on both clinical and policy dimensions. Research has shown that NH-hospice collaborations require effective communication around residents' changing care needs and that a range of barriers can impede the integration of hospice and NH care. Moreover, the changing case mix of hospice patients, including increased hospice use by individuals with conditions such as dementia, presents challenges to Medicare's hospice payment and eligibility policies. To date, there has been little research comparing hospice costs, service intensity, and quality of care across settings, reflecting the fact that few comparative data have been available to researchers. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have taken steps toward collecting these data, and further research is needed to shed light on what refinements, if any, are necessary for the Medicare hospice program.
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- David G Stevenson
- Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Suhrie EM, Hanlon JT, Jaffe EJ, Sevick MA, Ruby CM, Aspinall SL. Impact of a geriatric nursing home palliative care service on unnecessary medication prescribing. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 7:20-5. [PMID: 19281937 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2009.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/06/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is a lack of studies concerning improvement of medication use in palliative care patients in nursing homes. OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to evaluate whether a geriatric palliative care team reduced unnecessary medication prescribing for elderly veterans residing in a nursing home. METHODS This was a retrospective, descriptive study of patients who died while residing in a geriatric palliative care unit between August 1, 2005, and July 31, 2007. Prescribed medications were evaluated using the Unnecessary Drug Use Measure, which contains 3 items from the Medication Appropriateness Index concerning lack of indication, lack of effectiveness, and therapeutic duplication. This measure was applied at 2 time points: on transfer/admission to the palliative care unit and at the last 30-day pharmacist medication review before death. Paired t tests and McNemar tests were used to compare medication use at these 2 points. RESULTS Eighty-nine patients were included in the study. The majority were male (97.8%) and white (78.7%), with a mean (SD) age of 79.7 (7.8) years. The median length of stay on the unit was 39.0 days, and the mean number of chronic medical conditions was 8.4 (4.3). At baseline, the mean number of scheduled medications was 9.7 (4.3). The number of unnecessary medications per patient decreased from a mean of 1.7 (1.5) at admission to 0.6 (0.8) at closeout (P = 0.003). The decrease was seen in all 3 categories of the Unnecessary Drug Use Measure. CONCLUSIONS The geriatric palliative care team was associated with a reduction in the number of unnecessary medications prescribed for older veterans in this nursing home. Future studies should evaluate the impact of decreasing unnecessary prescribing on clinical outcomes such as adverse drug reactions.
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- Erin M Suhrie
- Pharmacy Department, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Phillips JL, Davidson PM, Jackson D, Kristjanson LJ. Multi-faceted palliative care intervention: aged care nurses' and care assistants' perceptions and experiences. J Adv Nurs 2008; 62:216-27. [PMID: 18394034 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04600.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM This paper is a report of a study to describe residential aged care nurses' and care assistants' perceptions of a multi-faceted palliative care intervention to identify potential areas to be addressed during subsequent action research phases. BACKGROUND Action research was used to enhance the delivery of a palliative approach in residential aged care. The chronic care model guided the development of a multi-faceted intervention. This involved the: (1) establishment of a 'link nurse' role; (2) learning and development strategies for nurses, care assistants and general practitioners; (3) use of multi-disciplinary team meetings; and (4) access to specialist consultation. METHOD A purposive sample (n = 28) of aged care nurses and care assistants participated in a series of four focus groups conducted in July 2005. Thematic content analysis of the transcripts was performed. FINDINGS Four themes emerged: (1) targeted education can make a difference; (2) a team approach is valued; (3) clinical assessment tools are helpful; and (4) using the right language is essential. Participants described increased understanding of palliative care concepts, enhanced competencies, greater confidence to deliver palliative care and a desire to adopt a multi-disciplinary approach to care planning. CONCLUSION Sustaining a culture that is committed to ongoing learning and development interventions and creating multi-disciplinary teams in the aged care setting is critical to embedding a palliative approach. The chronic care model is a useful framework to guide the development of interventions leading to better palliative care outcomes for residents and their families.
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- Jane L Phillips
- School of Nursing, Family and Community Health, University of Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Gallizzi M, Gagnon C, Harden RN, Stanos S, Khan A. Medication Quantification Scale Version III: Internal Validation of Detriment Weights Using a Chronic Pain Population. Pain Pract 2008; 8:1-4. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2007.00163.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Schell ES, Kayser-Jones J. “Getting into the skin”: Empathy and role taking in certified nursing assistants' care of dying residents. Appl Nurs Res 2007; 20:146-51. [PMID: 17693218 DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2006.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2005] [Revised: 04/30/2006] [Accepted: 05/05/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Twenty-four percent of Americans die in nursing homes, and 80% to 95% of nursing home care is delivered by certified nursing assistants (CNAs). Interview data were collected from 27 CNAs at three facilities. Data were coded and analyzed for recurrent themes using the concepts of empathy and role taking. The results revealed that CNAs used role taking to guide their caregiving actions and to understand the emotional experience of residents. Compassionate detachment, a hallmark of empathy, was evident in effective care, but problems with the ability to detach were also revealed. Organizational factors that supported empathy and those that undermined empathy were also examined. Recommendations for improving care are discussed in this article.
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- Ellen S Schell
- Department of Physiological Nursing, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA.
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Phillips JL, Davidson PM, Ollerton R, Jackson D, Kristjanson L. A survery of commitment and compassion among nurses in residential aged care. Int J Palliat Nurs 2007; 13:282-90. [PMID: 17851384 DOI: 10.12968/ijpn.2007.13.6.23743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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AIM To assess the views and attitudes of aged care staff providing direct care towards palliative care and to identify their learning needs. DESIGN Survey design using purposive sampling methods. FINDINGS Nurses and care assistants (n=222) employed within nine residential aged care facilities in regional Australia completed the survey. The majority had received 'on the job training' and were committed to providing end-of-life care. Differences in the level of confidence to deal with patient/family interactions and manage complex palliative care scenarios were evident between nurses and care assistants (p<0.05). Both nurses and care assistants perceived a need for further education in symptom management and communication, yet their content need differed significantly between groups. CONCLUSIONS Nurses and care assistants in residential aged care facilities demonstrate commitment to the delivery of palliative care and express a need for increased palliative care competencies. The heterogeneity of roles and educational preparation within the aged care workforce indicate that tailored palliative care education initiatives are required to meet the learning needs of aged care nurses and care assistants, particularly in relation to end-of-life care. These data have implications for skill-mix and model of care development.
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