scholarly journals Validation of Geriatric Care Environment Scale in Portuguese Nurses

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
João Paulo de Almeida Tavares ◽  
Alcione Leite da Silva ◽  
Pedro Sá-Couto ◽  
Marie Boltz ◽  
Elizabeth Capezuti
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Geriatric Care ◽  
Care Environment ◽  
Environment Scale ◽  
Institutional Values ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses ◽  
Hospitalized Older Adults

The number of hospitalized older adults in Portugal necessitates a better understanding of the acute care environment for older adults. This study translated and examined the psychometric qualities of the Geriatric Care Environment Scale (GCES) among 1,068 Portuguese registered nurses (RNs). Four factors emerged from the exploratory factor analyses: resource availability, aging-sensitive care delivery, institutional values regarding older adults and staff, and continuity of care. The internal consistency of the GCES wasα=.919. The GCES was significantly associated with the variables of region, hospital type, unit type, and RNs perception of hospital educational, staff knowledge, difficulty, rewarding, and burdensome in caring for older adults. Nurses who worked in hospitals centers in the northern region and medical and surgery units had more positive perceptions of the geriatric care environment. More positive perception was also found among RNs that reported more educational support, had more knowledge, and felt more rewarding and less difficulty and burden in caring older adults. This process resulted in a valid and reliable measurement of the geriatric care environment Portuguese version which provides hospital leadership with an instrument to evaluate organizational support for geriatric nursing practice and target specific areas that support or hinder care delivery.

scholarly journals Nurse perception of care of hospitalized older adults - a comparative study between northern and central regions of Portugal

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
João Paulo de Almeida Tavares ◽  
Alcione Leite da Silva ◽  
Pedro Sá-Couto ◽  
Marie Boltz ◽  
Elizabeth Capezuti
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Geriatric Care ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Institutional Values ◽  
Central Regions ◽  
Hospitalized Older Adults ◽  
Homogeneous Pattern ◽  
Level Of Significance

Resume Objective: to analyze the relationship between the perceptions of nurses about geriatric care (GC) environment and geriatric nurses’ knowledge and attitudes according to unit type considering the northern and central regions of Portugal. Method: a cross-sectional study was developed among 1068 Portuguese’s nurses in five hospitals. The instrument was Geriatric Institutional Assessment Profile - Portuguese version. The independent samples t-test was when the assumption of normality was verified, otherwise, the Mann-Whitney U test was used. The level of significance was 5%. Results: the profile of perceptions of GC showed a relatively homogeneous pattern (no statistically significant results were found). For the geriatric care environment scale, only the CC/ED units presented significant differences in all considered subscales (resource availability; aging-sensitive care; institutional values; and continuity of care), with more positive perceptions among nurses in the northern region. In Professional Issues scales, only the scale perception of burden related with upsetting behaviors revealed significant differences between regions in all specialties. Conclusion: the findings suggest the need for increased investment by hospital leaders to promote a geriatric nursing practice environment that supports the specialized needs of hospitalized older adults.

scholarly journals EVALUATING GERIATRIC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS AMONG HOSPITALS USING NICHE BENCHMARKING DATA

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S952-S953
Author(s):  
Roy A Thompson ◽  
Loretta Matters ◽  
Kirsten Corazzini ◽  
Eleanor McConnell
Keyword(s):  
Health System ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Resource Availability ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Geriatric Care ◽  
Professional Issues ◽  
Care Environment ◽  
Institutional Values

Abstract The Nurses Improving Care for Health System Elders (NICHE) program aims to improve geriatric care competencies for improved care quality. A quantitative descriptive design utilizing secondary data analysis was done to evaluate geriatric workforce enhancement efforts in one acute healthcare system. Data were collected using the Geriatric Institutional Assessment Profile (GIAP) from 2008 and 2013. The GIAP measures perceived professional issues (disagreements among staff and families, limited access to geriatric services, vulnerability to legal action, intensity and burden of behavioral problems) on a Likert scale from best=0 to poor=10. Staff perception of the Geriatric Care Environment was scored by the GIAP as: age sensitive care delivery (0-40), institutional values (0-28), resource availability (0-32) and capacity for collaboration (0-12). Higher scores on the Geriatric Care Environment reflected improvements. Independent sample t-tests examined changes in baseline scores. Post-NICHE implementation, compared to peer hospitals by teaching status and bed size in 3 hospitals there were significantly (p<0.05) improved scores for: access to geriatric services (2.79-3.21), burden of behavioral problems (2.40-3.15), aging sensitivity care delivery (26.05-29.53), institutional values (18.85-19.59) and resource availability (19.51-19.97). Peer hospitals had significantly (p<0.05) better scores for: disagreements among staff about treatment of older adults (1.63-1.94) and capacity for collaboration (7.72-7.99). Findings indicate improvement in perceived professional issues and need for improvement in the geriatric care environment and care redesign to progress to becoming an Age-Friendly health system. This was an initial step in a health system to improve care quality through health workforce development.

scholarly journals Interprofessional collaboration and barriers among health and social workers caring for older adults: a Philippine case study

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
TJ Robinson T. Moncatar ◽  
Keiko Nakamura ◽  
Kathryn Lizbeth L. Siongco ◽  
Kaoruko Seino ◽  
Rebecca Carlson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Interprofessional Collaboration ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Geriatric Care ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Care Workers

Abstract Background There is limited information on how the barriers to interprofessional collaboration (IPC) across various professionals, organizations, and care facilities influence the health and welfare of older adults. This study aimed to describe the status of IPC practices among health and social workers providing care for older adults in the Philippines; investigate the perceived barriers to its implementation and perceived effects on geriatric care; and identify possible solutions to address the barriers limiting collaborative practice. Methods A case study approach was utilized employing 12 semi-structured in-depth interviews and 29 focus group discussions with care workers from selected primary health care units, public and private hospitals, and nursing homes that are directly involved in geriatric care delivery in two cities in the Philippines. Overall, 174 health and social workers consented to participate in this study. All interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. An inductive thematic analysis using NVivo 12® was used to identify and categorize relevant thematic codes. Results Interprofessional geriatric care provided by health and social workers was observed to be currently limited to ad hoc communications typically addressing only administrative concerns. This limitation is imposed by a confluence of barriers such as personal values and beliefs, organizational resource constraints, and a silo system care culture which practitioners say negatively influences care delivery. This in turn results in inability of care providers to access adequate care information, as well as delays and renders inaccessible available care provided to vulnerable older adults. Uncoordinated care of older adults also led to reported inefficient duplication and overlap of interventions. Conclusion Geriatric care workers fear such barriers may aggravate the increasing unmet needs of older adults. In order to address these potential negative outcomes, establishing a clear and committed system of governance that includes IPC is perceived as necessary to install a cohesive service delivery mechanism and provide holistic care for older adults. Future studies are needed to measure the effects of identified barriers on the potential of IPC to facilitate an integrated health and social service delivery system for the improvement of quality of life of older adults in the Philippines.

Factor Structure of the Geriatric Care Environment Scale

2007 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 339-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongsoo Kim ◽  
Elizabeth Capezuti ◽  
Marie Boltz ◽  
Susan Fairchild ◽  
Terry Fulmer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Geriatric Care ◽  
Care Environment ◽  
Environment Scale

scholarly journals Scaling Geriatric and Telemedicine Care for Older Adults in Rural Areas Through Clinical Strategies and Training

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 795-795
Author(s):  
William Hung ◽  
Becky Powers ◽  
Stuti Dang
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Geriatric Medicine ◽  
Geriatric Care ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Geriatric Team ◽  
And Training

Abstract Telemedicine, the use of electronic information and communication technologies to deliver care, has grown substantially over the past few years, potentially benefiting older adults who have difficulty accessing and traveling to care locations. Given that providers and interprofessional staff with training in geriatric medicine often practice in urban rather than rural areas, older adults’ access to quality geriatric care is limited. Prior experiences with telemedicine adoption for geriatric team consultation, though limited in scope, were well accepted by older adults and demonstrated benefits such as identifying and meeting care needs for older adults. Bringing geriatric team care to large regions across the country requires further consideration of population needs, local contexts and training and enhancement of an interprofessional workforce to deliver geriatric care through telemedicine. The Veteran healthcare system has been a pioneer in telemedicine care and considers the use of telemedicine necessary for all providers in its system. This symposium aims to discuss approaches to identify and target older adults who may benefit from geriatric consultation, how care delivery is scaled through identifying common approaches and local adaptations, what the important elements are for providers and teams to deliver care effectively for the older adult population, especially those with multiple complex chronic conditions and functional limitations, and considerations for training the next generation of providers to provide care for older adults with complex conditions, particularly in rural areas with limited access.

scholarly journals Religion and Spirituality in Surrogate Decision Making for Hospitalized Older Adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 765-777 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin N. Geros-Willfond ◽  
Steven S. Ivy ◽  
Kianna Montz ◽  
Sara E. Bohan ◽  
Alexia M. Torke
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Surrogate Decision Making ◽  
Religion And Spirituality ◽  
Hospitalized Older Adults ◽  
Surrogate Decision

Effectiveness of a Care Delivery Model for High-Need Older Adults in Communities

2020 ◽  
pp. 104973152098235
Author(s):  
Kuei-Min Chen ◽  
Hui-Fen Hsu ◽  
Li-Yen Yang ◽  
Chiang-Ching Chang ◽  
Yu-Ming Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Delivery Model ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Repeated Measures Design ◽  
Care Delivery Model

Purpose: This study aimed to test the effectiveness of High-Need Community-Dwelling Older Adults Care Delivery Model (HCOACDM) in Taiwan. Methods: A cluster randomized controlled trial with repeated measures design was conducted in eight community care centers, involving 145 high-need older adults who were assigned to the intervention group or comparison group. The HCOACDM was provided over 6 months. Functional ability, quality of life, depressive symptoms, and health care and social service utilizations were measured at baseline, at 3 months, and 6 months into the intervention. The participants’ satisfaction was measured at the end of 6-month intervention. Results: Positive effects were shown on all variables in the intervention group at both the 3-month and 6-month intervals (all p < .05). The intervention group had a higher satisfaction with care delivery than the comparison group ( p < .05). Discussion: The promising findings supported a long-term implementation of the HCOACDM as applicable and beneficial.

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