Developing and evaluating online COVIDcentric advance care planning training and information resources for nursing staff and family members in nursing homes: the necessary discussions study protocol

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dc.contributor.authorHarding, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorPreston, Nancy
dc.contributor.authorDoherty, Julie
dc.contributor.authorCousins, Emily
dc.contributor.authorVarey, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorMcCann, Adrienne
dc.contributor.authorHarrison Dening, Karen
dc.contributor.authorFinucane, Anne
dc.contributor.authorCarter, Gillian
dc.contributor.authorMitchell, Gary
dc.contributor.authorBrazil, Kevin
dc.date.acceptance2021-07-23
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-09T11:32:20Z
dc.date.available2021-09-09T11:32:20Z
dc.date.issued2021-08-09
dc.descriptionopen access articleen
dc.description.abstractBackground: Nursing home residents are typically older adults with high levels of chronic illness and impairment. As such, they are particularly susceptible to severe complications and mortality from COVID-19. Since all nursing home residents are at increased risk, nursing home care staff need to know what residents would want to happen should they become infected with COVID-19. This study aims to develop and evaluate advance care planning (ACP) COVID-centric online training and information resources for nursing home staff and family members of residents, to improve care at the end of life during a COVID-19 outbreak. Based on the findings we will develop implementation guidelines for nursing homes to ensure wider impact and application during the pandemic and beyond. Methods: The content of the training and information resources will be based on a rapid review of literature and guidance on ACP in the context of COVID-19 and consultation with the study expert reference group. An integrated communications company will then work alongside the research team to design the online training and information resources. To evaluate the resources, we will employ a multiple case study design where a nursing home (defined as an institutional setting in which nursing care is provided to older adults on-site 24 h a day) will be the unit of analysis or ‘case’. The RE-AIM (reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, maintenance) framework will guide the evaluation of implementation of the training and information resources. We will recruit and interview staff and family members from between 6 and 9 nursing homes across Northern Ireland, England and Scotland and gather quantitative data from a feedback survey included in the training and information resources. Discussion: The Necessary Discussions study is very timely given the challenging experiences of nursing homes, their staff, residents and their family members during the COVID-19 pandemic. It meets a key need and addresses an important gap in research and practice. The training and information resources will be ‘COVIDen
dc.funderESRC (Economic and Social Research Council)en
dc.funder.otherHealth and Social Care Research and Development Division (HSC R&D Division) of the Public Health Agency, N Irelanden
dc.identifier.citationHarding, A., Preston, N., Doherty, J., Cousins, E., Varey, S., McCann, A., Harrison Dening, K., Finucane, A., Carter, G., Mitchell, G., Brazil, K. (2021) Developing and evaluating online COVID-centric advance care planning training and information resources for nursing staff and family members in nursing homes: the necessary discussions study protocol. BMC Geriatrics, 21, 456.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02398-1
dc.identifier.issn1471-2318
dc.identifier.urihttps://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/21250
dc.language.isoenen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
dc.projectid18003630en
dc.publisherSpringeren
dc.researchinstituteInstitute of Health, Health Policy and Social Careen
dc.subjectAdvance care planningen
dc.subjectCovid-19en
dc.subjectCoronavirusen
dc.subjectnursing homeen
dc.subjectTrainingen
dc.subjectInformationen
dc.subjectE-Learningen
dc.subjectOnline Trainingen
dc.titleDeveloping and evaluating online COVIDcentric advance care planning training and information resources for nursing staff and family members in nursing homes: the necessary discussions study protocolen
dc.typeArticleen

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