Journal article
Nursing Home Staff Intentions for Learned Communication Skills: Knowledge to Practice
Journal of gerontological nursing, Vol.42(3), pp.26-34
03/2016
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20160212-06
PMCID: PMC4841447
PMID: 26934971
Abstract
Staff education is critical to improving nursing home dementia care practice. However, a lag in translation to practice is a barrier to improving care. As part of a clinical trial testing effects of a communication intervention on behaviors of residents with dementia, participant-reported likelihood of using learned skills in practice was evaluated in relation to organizational and individual factors in 10 nursing homes. The authors hypothesized that organizational and individual factors would influence staff intention to use new skills in practice. Pre-and post-training comparisons confirmed that staff gained knowledge about communication effectiveness. Staff reported high likelihood for using skills in practice based on modified Duke Diffusion of Innovation (DOI) Scale scores. Care organization was correlated with total DOI scores (r = 0.82, p < 0.01). DOI subscales correlations to organizational and individual attitudes are reported. Evaluating quality improvement interventions in relation to translation to practice is essential in today's nursing home environment.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Nursing Home Staff Intentions for Learned Communication Skills: Knowledge to Practice
- Creators
- Kristine N WilliamsYelena PerkhounkovaAnn BossenMaria Hein
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of gerontological nursing, Vol.42(3), pp.26-34
- DOI
- 10.3928/00989134-20160212-06
- PMID
- 26934971
- PMCID
- PMC4841447
- ISSN
- 0098-9134
- eISSN
- 1938-243X
- Grant note
- NR011455-04 / NINR NIH HHS R01 NR011455 / NINR NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/2016
- Academic Unit
- Nursing; Research Dept
- Record Identifier
- 9984083847402771
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