scholarly journals An Art Intervention to Promote Comfort with Veterans in Long Term Care: From Not Significant (Ns) To Significance

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Walsh Sandra ◽  
Garcia Stephanie ◽  
Flowers Monica ◽  
Olenick Maria ◽  
Parchment Yvonne
Keyword(s):  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Art Intervention ◽  
Art Activities ◽  
Comfort Theory

Objectives: The study objective was to promote hospitalized veterans’ comfort through an art intervention (AI). Kolcaba’s comfort theory guided the study. Sample and setting: Researchers recruited residents from a Community Living Center (CLC) at Miami Veterans Administration Healthcare System (MVAHS). Nurse researchers and recreational therapists collaborated to deliver the AI. Methods and variables: A quasi-experimental pre-post-test design tested the AI on veteran comfort, depression, and social connectedness. Results: Over six-months, staff identified 81 residents as appropriate to recruit for the study. Fifty-one males and 10 females (ages 26-95) agreed (75% response rate). Due to data collection challenges, residents’ cognition, time constraints, disabilities, and respondent burden, only 18 sets of usable pre-post data were available for analysis (ns results). Implications for nursing: The AI was “significant” to many other participants (n = 160) who were unable or unwilling to complete the research instruments. The most popular AI activity, the monoprint, has been “adopted” by recreational therapists and suggested to enhance communication with oncology patients. Kolcaba’s comfort theory will continue to be promoted during art activities on CLC I and II with extension of art activities to the bedside of CLC III Hospice residents. Keywords: Veterans, Art, Intervention, Comfort, Long Term Care

scholarly journals Digital Technologies To Enhance Social Connectedness in Long-Term Care Facilities During COVID-19: A Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 942-943
Author(s):  
Shannon Freeman ◽  
Aderonke Abgoji ◽  
Alanna Koopmans ◽  
Christopher Ross
Keyword(s):  
Social Isolation ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sufficient Information ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities

Abstract A consequence of the strict visitor restrictions implemented by many Long-term Care Facilities (LTCFs), during the COVID-19 pandemic, was the exacerbation of loneliness and social isolation felt by older adult residents. While there had been a shift by some persons to utilize digital solutions to mitigate the effects of the imposed social isolation, many facilities did not have sufficient information regarding available solutions to implement institutional strategies to support social connectedness through digital solutions. To support our partners in evidence-based policy-making we conducted a scoping review to identify existing virtual technology solutions, apps, and platforms feasible to promote social connectedness among persons residing in a long-term care facility context during times of lockdown such as experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Initial identification of relevant literature involved a combination of keywords and subject headings searches within 5 databases (PubMed, CINAHL EBSCO, PsychINFO EBSCO, Embase OVIDSP, and Web of Science ISI). DistillerSR was used to screen, chart and summarize the data. There is growth in the availability of technologies focused on promoting health and well-being in later life for persons in long-term care facilities however a gap remains in widespread uptake. We will describe the breadth of technologies identified in this review and discuss how they vary in utility in smaller scale facilities common in rural areas. Of the technologies that can be used to mitigate the impacts of social isolation felt by long-term care residents, many “solutions” depend on stable highspeed internet, which remains a challenge in rural and northern areas.

Quality of life of residents with dementia in traditional versus small-scale long-term care settings: A quasi-experimental study

2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (8) ◽  
pp. 931-940 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alida H.P.M. de Rooij ◽  
Katrien G. Luijkx ◽  
Juliette Schaafsma ◽  
Anja G. Declercq ◽  
Peggy M.J. Emmerink ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Art Activities and Quality of Life for People With Dementia in the Long Term Care Setting: A Case Series

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. B3
Author(s):  
Rebecca S. King-Tucker ◽  
Rebecca S. King-Tucker ◽  
Maria Knupp ◽  
Terry Edwards ◽  
Elizabeth Walters
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Term Care ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Art Activities

scholarly journals Do Daytime Activity, Mood and Unit Tumult Predict Nighttime Sleep Quality of Long-Term Care Residents?

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Murad H. Taani ◽  
Christine R. Kovach
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Comorbid Illness ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Daytime Activity

Based on the premise that stressors can have a cumulative effect on people with dementia throughout the day that contributes to negative consequences later in the day, we examined if daytime activity, unit tumult, and mood were associated with sleep quality. A convenience sample of 53 long-term care (LTC) residents participated in this correlational study. Objective sleep quality was measured using actigraphy, and comorbid illness and level of dementia were control variables. Half of the sample had a sleep efficiency that was less than 80% and was awake for more than 90 min at night. Comorbid illness, negative mood at bedtime, and daytime activity level accounted for 26.1% of the variance in total sleep minutes. Census changes and the use of temporary agency staff were associated with poor sleep. Findings suggest daytime activity, mood at bedtime, and unit tumult should be considered when designing and testing interventions to improve sleep quality.

Preventing Suicide and Depression: A Training Program for Long-Term Care Staff

2001 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie L. Walker ◽  
Nancy J. Osgood
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Post Test

Approximately 5 percent of those sixty-five and older live in long-term care facilities (1.5 million). Neither suicide and depression among the elderly who reside in long-term care facilities nor prevention techniques are well-understood by staff. This article discusses the development of a curriculum designed to train long-term care staff in preventing suicide among the elderly and the results of a pilot test of a training program based on that curriculum. The participants ( N=43) significantly improved their scores from pre- to post-test on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices subtests. The knowledge areas in which staff performed the most poorly at pre-test were related to identifying appropriate primary and secondary interventions, the relationship between dementia and suicide, methods of self-destruction used by the elderly, and understanding of depression in the elderly. There was a significant relationship between pre-test and post-test scores on all subtests. Staff with higher levels of education had significantly higher pre- and post-test scores on the knowledge and attitudes subtests. More experienced staff had significantly higher post-test scores on the practices subtest. A large majority of the participants had highly positive attitudes toward the program and thought the program had been very useful or useful to them as caregivers. The study demonstrated the need for staff training related to suicide prevention in long-term care as well as the usefulness of even a brief training.

scholarly journals A self-efficacy education programme on foot self-care behaviour among older patients with diabetes in a public long-term care institution, Malaysia: a Quasi-experimental Pilot Study

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. e014393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Khuzaimah Ahmad Sharoni ◽  
Hejar Abdul Rahman ◽  
Halimatus Sakdiah Minhat ◽  
Sazlina Shariff Ghazali ◽  
Mohd Hanafi Azman Ong
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Patients With Diabetes ◽  
Quasi Experimental
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