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Nordin S, Elf M, McKee K. Development and initial validation of the staff perception of residential care environments (SPORE) instrument. Int J Older People Nurs 2024; 19:e12596. [PMID: 38073273 DOI: 10.1111/opn.12596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Revised: 11/05/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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BACKGROUND The impact of the physical environment on healthcare staff well-being and work performance is well recognised, yet there is a lack of instruments assessing environmental features from the perspective of staff working in residential care facilities (RCFs) for older people. OBJECTIVES To develop and provide initial validation of the instrument Staff Perceptions Of Residential care facility Environments (SPORE). DESIGN An instrument development and psychometric evaluation study. METHODS Based on material from a British project, items were translated and adapted for Swedish residential care facilities as SPORE. Care staff (N = 200), recruited from 20 Swedish RCFs, completed a questionnaire-based survey containing the SPORE instrument and two other instruments selected as suitable for use in the validation. In addition, an environmental assessment instrument was used for further validation. Analyses were performed at individual (staff) level and home (RCF) level. RESULTS The SPORE subscales demonstrated good internal consistency reliability and were moderately to strongly correlated at the individual level with the subscales of measures of person-centred care, and strongly correlated with the same measures at the home level. The SPORE subscales were also highly correlated with the total score of the instrument used to assess the quality of the physical environment. CONCLUSION The initial validation indicates that the SPORE instrument is promising for measuring care staff perceptions of environmental features in care facilities for older people. SPORE can be a valuable instrument for use in research and in practice to evaluate the environment as part of working towards high-quality care. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE The design of the physical environment within RCFs can affect the staff's health and work performance. The instrument is useful for evaluating the environment and informing decisions about design solutions that support staff in their important work.
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- Susanna Nordin
- School of Health and Welfare, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden
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- School of Health and Welfare, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden
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- School of Health and Welfare, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden
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Nolbeck K, Olausson S, Lindahl G, Thodelius C, Wijk H. Be prepared and do the best you can: a focus group study with staff on the care environment at Swedish secure youth homes. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being 2023; 18:2168234. [PMID: 36727536 PMCID: PMC9897801 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2023.2168234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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PURPOSE This study examined staff members' experiences of the institutional care environment within secure youth homes. METHODS Data were collected through three focus group discussions with 17 staff members at two secure youth homes. Subsequently, a thematic analysis was conducted. RESULTS The analysis indicated two main themes: risk management and damage control in a restricted environment and compensating and reconstructing ordinariness-trying to make the best of it; each theme had three subthemes. The care environment seems to be experienced by staff as characterized by conflicting demands, thus constituting a gap between needs and what is possible to achieve-a balancing act that constitutes a constant struggle. CONCLUSIONS The staff members' constant struggle could be interpreted as conflicting moral and instrumental demands; they know what the youths need, but the environment of the secure youth homes demands the decorous behaviour of sociomaterial control practices-rather than care practices.
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- Kajsa Nolbeck
- Institute of Social Work, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden,CONTACT Kajsa Nolbeck University of Gothenburg, Institute of Social Work, Sprängkullsgatan 23-25, Box 720, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden,Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Division of Building Design, Chalmers University of Technology, and Centre for Healthcare Architecture, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden,Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden,Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Division of Building Design, Chalmers University of Technology, and Centre for Healthcare Architecture, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Petersson Å, Hellström A, Assarsson J, Schildmeijer K. Following a standardised pathway: Healthcare professionals' perspectives on person-centred care within ERAS for patients with colorectal cancer. J Clin Nurs 2022. [PMID: 36262024 DOI: 10.1111/jocn.16562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To describe healthcare professionals' perceptions of person-centred care for patients with colorectal cancer, within the standardised care concept of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery. BACKGROUND International guidelines for colorectal surgery describe standardised perioperative care. Combining standardised care with person-centred care could be accomplished using the person-centred nursing framework for establishing and maintaining relationships with patients. Despite strong evidence for the standardised care concepts' medical benefits, studies concerning the practice of person-centred care from a nursing point of view are sparse. DESIGN A qualitative descriptive design was used. METHODS Four focus groups interviews were performed including 22 healthcare professionals with 1-29 years' experience of caring for patients with colorectal cancer. Data were analysed using qualitative conventional content analysis. The COREQ checklist for reporting qualitative research was used. RESULTS Three themes emerged in the analysis; Framework in the healthcare system, Facing differences in participation and Interacting with the person beyond the illness. Conditions for person-centred care were related to the interactions between patients and healthcare professionals, the structure of care were also considered relevant. CONCLUSION There is a discrepancy between what is considered important to do and what is done in clinical practice to create conditions for patient participation. Interacting with patients and creating an interprofessional environment are important conditions, the structure of care is also a fundamental key to promoting person-centred care. There is a need for further improvement in care of patients with colorectal cancer to achieve person-centredness within standardised care. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE The findings provide valuable insights into what healthcare professionals consider to be important for achieving person-centred care. This knowledge can be useful in clinical practice and education programs. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION At the outset of the study, three patients were interviewed aimed at improving the conditions for the healthcare professionals' focus groups.
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- Åsa Petersson
- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden
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Roos C, Alam M, Swall A, Boström AM, Hammar LM. Factors associated with perceptions of dignity and well-being among older people living in residential care facilities in Sweden. A national cross-sectional study. Health Soc Care Community 2022; 30:e2350-e2364. [PMID: 34877717 DOI: 10.1111/hsc.13674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Revised: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The care of older people living in residential care facilities (RCFs) should promote dignity and well-being, but research shows that these aspects are lacking in such facilities. To promote dignity and well-being, it is important to understand which associated factors to target. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between perceived dignity and well-being and factors related to the attitudes of staff, the care environment and individual issues among older people living in RCFs. A national retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted in all RCFs for older people within 290 municipalities in Sweden. All older people 65 years and older (n = 71,696) living in RCFs in 2018 were invited to respond to the survey. The response rate was 49%. The survey included the following areas: self-rated health, indoor-outdoor-mealtime environment, performance of care, attitudes of staff, safety, social activities, availability of staff and care in its entirety. Data were supplemented with additional data from two national databases regarding age, sex and diagnosed dementia. Descriptive statistics and ordinal logistic regression models were used to analyse the data. Respondents who had experienced disrespectful treatment, those who did not thrive in the indoor-outdoor-mealtime environment, those who rated their health as poor and those with dementia had higher odds of being dissatisfied with dignity and well-being. To promote dignity and well-being, there is a need to improve the prerequisites of staff regarding respectful attitudes and to improve the care environment. The person-centred practice framework can be used as a theoretical framework for improvements, as it targets the prerequisites of staff and the care environment. As dignity and well-being are central values in the care of older people worldwide, the results of this study can be generalised to other care settings for older people in countries outside of Sweden.
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- Charlotte Roos
- School of Health and Welfare, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden
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- School of Information and Engineering/Statistics, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden
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- School of Health and Welfare, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden
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- Division of Nursing, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
- Theme Inflammation and Ageing, Unit Nursing Ageing, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden
- Research and Development Unit, Stockholms Sjukhem, Stockholm, Sweden
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- School of Health and Welfare, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden
- Division of Nursing, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
- School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden
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de Boer B, Buist Y, de Bruin SR, Backhaus R, Verbeek H. Working at Green Care Farms and Other Innovative Small-Scale Long-Term Dementia Care Facilities Requires Different Competencies of Care Staff. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:ijerph182010747. [PMID: 34682485 PMCID: PMC8535722 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182010747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The culture change movement within long-term care in which radical changes in the physical, social and organizational care environments are being implemented provides opportunities for the development of innovative long-term care facilities. The aim of this study was to investigate which competencies care staff working at green care farms and other innovative types of small-scale long-term dementia care facilities require, according to care staff themselves and managers, and how these competencies were different from those of care staff working in more traditional large-scale long-term dementia care facilities. A qualitative descriptive research design was used. Interviews were conducted with care staff (n = 19) and managers (n = 23) across a diverse range of long-term facilities. Thematic content analysis was used. Two competencies were mainly mentioned by participants working in green care farms: (1) being able to integrate activities for residents into daily practice, and (2) being able to undertake multiple responsibilities. Two other competencies for working in long-term dementia care in general were identified: (3) having good communication skills, and (4) being able to provide medical and direct care activities. This study found unique competencies at green care farms, showing that providing care in innovative long-term care facilities requires looking further than the physical environment and the design of a care facility; it is crucial to look at the role of care staff and the competencies they require.
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- Bram de Boer
- Department of Health Services Research, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands;
- Correspondence: (B.d.B.); (H.V.)
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- Centre for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands; (Y.B.); (S.R.d.B.)
- Social Sciences Department, Chairgroup Health and Society, Wageningen University & Research, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Nutrition, Prevention and Health Services, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands; (Y.B.); (S.R.d.B.)
- Research Group Living Well with Dementia, Department of Health and Wellbeing, Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, 8017 CA Zwolle, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Services Research, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Health Services Research, Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands;
- Correspondence: (B.d.B.); (H.V.)
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Wang M, Dewing J. Exploring mediating effects between nursing leadership and patient safety from a person-centred perspective: A literature review. J Nurs Manag 2020; 29:878-889. [PMID: 33283350 DOI: 10.1111/jonm.13226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIMS To evaluate the mechanism through which nursing leadership impacts patient safety. BACKGROUND Patient safety has received considerable attention among policymakers, governments and public sectors with the emphasis in health care settings on minimizing the risk to patients. Claims are made leadership plays a crucial role in patient safety. However, the incidents of adverse events are consistently high in hospitals. EVALUATION Published English-only research articles that examine the mechanism by which nursing leadership impacts patient safety were selected from seven electronic databases and manual searches. Data extraction, quality assessments and analysis were completed for ten research studies. KEY ISSUES There is evidence of significant mediating effects between nursing leadership and decreased adverse patient outcomes specifically with regard to workplace empowerment, leader-nurse relationship and the quality of the care environment. CONCLUSION The findings suggest that nursing leadership has a significant indirect impact on patient safety outcomes. From a person-centred perspective, the care environment requires workplace empowerment and effective relationships between leaders and nurses. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT To improve patient safety outcomes, managers must strive to emphasize workplace empowerment, leader-nurse relationship and the quality of the care environment. Managers must consider these domains as part of an effective workplace culture.
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- Meini Wang
- School of Health Sciences, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Health Sciences, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK
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Hajradinovic Y, Tishelman C, Lindqvist O, Goliath I. Family members´ experiences of the end-of-life care environments in acute care settings - a photo-elicitation study. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being 2019; 13:1511767. [PMID: 30176152 PMCID: PMC6127834 DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2018.1511767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This article explores experiences of the acute-care environment as a setting for end-of-life (EoL) care from the perspective of family members of a dying person. METHOD We used participant-produced photographs in conjunction with follow-up interviews with nine family members to persons at the EoL, cared for in two acute-care settings. RESULTS The interpretive description analysis process resulted in three constructed themes-Aesthetic and un-aesthetic impressions, Space for privacy and social relationships, and Need for guidance in crucial times. Aspects of importance in the physical setting related to aesthetics, particularly in regard to sensory experience, and to a need for enough privacy to facilitate the maintenance of social relationships. Interactions between the world of family members and that of professionals were described as intrinsically related to guidance about both the material and immaterial environment at crucial times. CONCLUSION The care environment, already recognized to have an impact in relation to patients, is concluded to also affect the participating family members in this study in a variety of ways.
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- Yvonne Hajradinovic
- a Palliative Education & Research Centre, Region Östergötland , Vrinnevi hospital , Norrköping , Sweden.,b Sophiahemmet University , Department of Nursing Science , Stockholm , Sweden
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- c Division of Innovative Care Research, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics , Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden.,d The Center for Rural Medicine , Storuman , Västerbottens county council (VLL).,e Stockholm Health Care Services (SLSO) , Stockholms country council (SLL) , Stockholm , Sweden
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- c Division of Innovative Care Research, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics , Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden.,f Department of Nursing , Umeå University , Umeå , Sweden
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- c Division of Innovative Care Research, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics , Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden.,g Ersta hospital , Hospice , Stockholm , Sweden
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OBJECTIVES To develop the Person-Environment Apathy Rating (PEAR) scale that measures environmental stimulation and apathy in persons with dementia and to evaluate its psychometrics. METHOD The PEAR scale consists of the PEAR-Environment subscale and PEAR-Apathy subscales. The items were developed via literature review, field testing, expert review, and pilot testing. The construct validity and reliability were examined through video observation. The parent study enrolled 185 institutionalized residents with dementia. For this study, 96 videos were selected from 24 participants. The PEAR-Environment subscale was validated using the Ambiance Scale and the Crowding Index. The PEAR-Apathy subscale was validated using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI)-Apathy, Passivity in Dementia Scale (PDS), and NPI-Depression. RESULTS The PEAR-Environment subscale and PEAR-Apathy subscales each consists of six items rated on a 1-4 scale. For validity, the Crowding Index slightly, yet significantly, correlated with the PEAR-Environment subscale total score and three of the individual scores. Ambiance Scale scores, both engaging and soothing, did not correlate with the PEAR-Environment subscale. The PEAR-Apathy highly correlated with the PDS and NPI-Apathy and moderately correlated with the NPI-Depression, suggesting good convergent validity and moderate discriminant validity. For reliability, both environment and apathy subscales demonstrated excellent internal consistency. Although facial expression and eye contact showed moderate inter-rater reliability, all other items showed good to excellent inter-rater and intra-rater reliability. CONCLUSION This study has successfully developed the PEAR scale and established its psychometrics based on the compatible scales available. The PEAR scale is the first scale that concurrently assesses apathy and environmental stimulation, and is recommended for use in persons with dementia.
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- Ying-Ling Jao
- a College of Nursing , The Pennsylvania State University , 201 Health and Human Development East, State College , PA , USA.,b College of Nursing , The University of Iowa , Iowa City , IA , USA
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- c School of Nursing , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , MI , USA
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- b College of Nursing , The University of Iowa , Iowa City , IA , USA.,d John A. Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence , Iowa City , IA , USA
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- b College of Nursing , The University of Iowa , Iowa City , IA , USA.,d John A. Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence , Iowa City , IA , USA
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Chenoweth L, Jeon YH, Stein-Parbury J, Forbes I, Fleming R, Cook J, Cheah S, Fletcher S, Tinslay L. PerCEN trial participant perspectives on the implementation and outcomes of person-centered dementia care and environments. Int Psychogeriatr 2015; 27:2045-57. [PMID: 26307245 DOI: 10.1017/S1041610215001350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Well-being and various forms of agitation in people with dementia can be improved in a person-centered long-term care setting. Data obtained during the Person-Centered Dementia Care and Environment (PerCEN) randomized controlled trial shed light on the factors that influenced the adoption and outcomes of person-centered interventions in long-term care from the perspective of study participants. METHODS Data were obtained from PerCEN participants: individual semi-structured interviews with care managers (29), nurses and care staff (70); telephone surveys with family members (73); staff reports of care approaches; and 131 field note entries recorded by the person-centered care and environment facilitators. Data were interpreted inductively using content analysis, code building, theme development, and synthesis of findings. RESULTS All data sources confirmed that, when adopted, the person-centered model increased the number and variety of opportunities for resident interaction, improved flexibility in care regimens, enhanced staff's attention to resident needs, reduced resident agitation, and improved their well-being. Barriers and enablers for the person-centered model related to leadership, manager, staff and family appreciation of the model, staff's capacity, effective communication and team work among direct care staff, care service flexibility, and staff education on how to focus care on the person's well-being. CONCLUSIONS Successful knowledge translation of the person-centered model starts with managerial leadership and support; it is sustained when staff are educated and assisted to apply the model, and, along with families, come to appreciate the benefits of flexible care services and teamwork in achieving resident well-being. The Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry number is ACTRN 12608000095369.
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Kenigsberg PA, Aquino JP, Bérard A, Gzil F, Andrieu S, Banerjee S, Brémond F, Buée L, Cohen-Mansfield J, Mangialasche F, Platel H, Salmon E, Robert P. Dementia beyond 2025: Knowledge and uncertainties. Dementia (London) 2015; 15:6-21. [PMID: 25740575 DOI: 10.1177/1471301215574785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Given that there may well be no significant advances in drug development before 2025, prevention of dementia-Alzheimer's disease through the management of vascular and lifestyle-related risk factors may be a more realistic goal than treatment. Level of education and cognitive reserve assessment in neuropsychological testing deserve attention, as well as cultural, social, and economic aspects of caregiving. Assistive technologies for dementia care remain complex. Serious games are emerging as virtual educational and pleasurable tools, designed for individual and cooperative skill building. Public policies are likely to pursue improving awareness and understanding of dementia; providing good quality early diagnosis and intervention for all; improving quality of care from diagnosis to the end of life, using clinical and economic end points; delivering dementia strategies quicker, with an impact on more people. Dementia should remain presented as a stand-alone concept, distinct from frailty or loss of autonomy. The basic science of sensory impairment and social engagement in people with dementia needs to be developed. E-learning and serious games programs may enhance public and professional education. Faced with funding shortage, new professional dynamics and economic models may emerge through coordinated, flexible research networks. Psychosocial research could be viewed as an investment in quality of care, rather than an academic achievement in a few centers of excellence. This would help provide a competitive advantage to the best operators. Stemming from care needs, a logical, systems approach to dementia care environment through organizational, architectural, and psychosocial interventions may be developed, to help reduce symptoms in people with dementia and enhance quality of life. Dementia-friendly environments, culture, and domesticity are key factors for such interventions.
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- INSERM UMR 1027, Université Paul-Sabatier, CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom
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- INSERM UMR 837, CHR University of Lille, Lille, France
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- CHU Liège and Cyclotron Research Centre, University of Liège, Belgium
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- CMRR Memory Center, CHU and CoBTeK, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, France
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Tseng WW, Shih CL, Chien SW. [Considering the current state of fire safety in Taiwan's care environment from the perspective of the nation's worst recent hospital fire]. Hu Li Za Zhi 2013; 60:5-12. [PMID: 23588688 DOI: 10.6224/jn.60.2.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Taiwan's worst hospital fire in history on October 23rd, 2012 at Sinying Hospital's Bei-Men Branch resulted in 13 elderly patient deaths and over 70 injuries. The heavy casualties were due in part to the serious condition of patients. Some patients on life-support machines were unable to move or be moved. This disaster highlights the issue of fire safety in small-scale hospitals that have transformed existing hospital space into special care environments for elderly patients. Compared with medical centers and general hospitals, these small-scale health facilities are ill equipped to deal properly with fire safety management and emergency response issues due to inadequate fire protection facilities, fire safety equipment, and human resources. Small-scale facilities that offer health care and medical services to mostly immobile patients face fire risks that differ significantly from general health care facilities. This paper focuses on fire risks in small-scale facilities and suggests a strategy for fire prevention and emergency response procedures, including countermeasures for fire risk assessment, management, and emergency response, in order to improve fire safety at these institutions in Taiwan.
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- Wei-Wen Tseng
- Department of Fire Science, Central Police University, Taiwan, ROC.
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