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Pilot Testing Decision Making in Aging and Dementia for Autonomy Program in Nursing Homes

NCT05618678 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 4

Last updated 2024-02-20

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to adapt, pilot test, and evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of DIGNITY (Decision-making In aGing and demeNtIa for auTonomY) for Preference-Based Care in Nursing Homes as a new evidence-based intervention to support nursing home staff to safely honor care and activity preferences of residents' living with dementia in rural, typically under resourced nursing home communities.

Conditions

  • Dementia
  • Staff Attitude
  • Nurse's Role
  • Nursing Homes

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

DIGNITY

DIGNITY is a multi-component, multi-level intervention that guides shared decision-making in nursing homes to support person-centered dementia care. Based in theory, this intervention targets nursing home staff attitudes and behaviors around assessing and judging whether to engage in risk situations to support resident preferences for everyday living and care despite cognitive decline due to dementia. It includes a protocol manual, baseline training on how to implement the DIGNITY strategy, and six ECHO sessions to help frontline staff negotiate intrinsic and cultural factors in preference situations that carry a risk to residents' health and safety.

BEHAVIORAL

Infection Control

This is an attention control intervention with similar dose of educational content and attention from interventionist. It includes distribution of links to the CDC Infection Control Practice Guidelines for nursing homes, a baseline training on infection control practices for frontline workers, and six ECHO coaching sessions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Penn State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Liza Behrens, PhD · Penn State University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-01-24
Primary Completion
2024-05-31
Completion
2024-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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