Evaluation of the Staff Educational Components of the PROMOTE Program to Improve Resident Hydration

Heather H. Keller; Raksha Aravind; Kristina Devlin; Safura Syed; Sophia Werden Abrams; Christina Lengyel; Minn N. Yoon; Ashwini Namasivayam-MacDonald; Susan E. Slaughter; Phyllis Gaspar; Wen Liu

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Evaluation of the Staff Educational Components of the PROMOTE Program to Improve Resident Hydration

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Evaluation of the Staff Educational Components of the PROMOTE Program to Improve Resident Hydration

Heather H. Keller, Raksha Aravind, Kristina Devlin, Safura Syed, Sophia Werden Abrams, Christina Lengyel, Minn N. Yoon, Ashwini Namasivayam-MacDonald, Susan E. Slaughter, Phyllis Gaspar, …

Nutrients, Vol.16(22), 3861

11/12/2024

DOI: 10.3390/nu16223861

PMCID: PMC11597068

PMID: 39599647

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Background/Objectives: Inadequate fluid intake is prevalent among older adults living in care settings and can lead to dehydration-related events such as falls and hospitalization. Staff knowledge and confidence using diverse strategies is needed to provide adequate hydration to residents. PROMOTE is a multicomponent intervention designed to support staff to increase resident fluid intake between meals. This study evaluated the educational components of PROMOTE. Methods: Participants (n = 87) working in long-term care or retirement homes completed an online pre-/post-test evaluation of a 7 min educational video. Key informant participants (n = 13) reviewed all educational materials, evaluated their usefulness and feasibility, and were interviewed to identify how to improve the materials. Results: The educational video improved knowledge (e.g., self-rating of knowledge pre-test median 8, standard error of the mean (SEM) 0.18; post-test median 9, SEM 0.13) and confidence. Participants intended to use PROMOTE strategies in their work with residents (1 [very likely] to 10 [very unlikely] median 2.0 SEM 0.27). Key informants rated the hydration of residents as an organizational priority (median 9.0 SEM 0.42) and all indicated that they would use the educational video in their future training. Less feasible educational components as rated by key informants included huddle discussions and email pushes. Posters were seen as feasible (54%) but only somewhat useful (77%). Conclusions: Brief educational videos can improve staff knowledge and confidence regarding providing adequate hydration to residents. Having several educational components that can be used with this video was viewed positively. Recommendations were made to improve the materials.

long-term care

retirement home

hydration

education

staff

fluid consumption

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Title: Subtitle: Evaluation of the Staff Educational Components of the PROMOTE Program to Improve Resident Hydration
Creators: Heather H. Keller - University of Waterloo
Raksha Aravind - University of Waterloo
Kristina Devlin - University of Waterloo
Safura Syed - University of Waterloo
Sophia Werden Abrams
Christina Lengyel - University of Manitoba
Minn N. Yoon - University of Alberta
Ashwini Namasivayam-MacDonald - McMaster University
Susan E. Slaughter - University of Alberta
Phyllis Gaspar - University of Sioux Falls
Wen Liu - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Nutrients, Vol.16(22), 3861
DOI: 10.3390/nu16223861
PMID: 39599647
PMCID: PMC11597068
NLM abbreviation: Nutrients
ISSN: 2072-6643
eISSN: 2072-6643
Publisher: MDPI
Grant note: Aramark
This project was sponsored by Aramark.
Language: English
Date published: 11/12/2024
Academic Unit: Nursing
Record Identifier: 9984748259202771

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