Improving health care communication for caregivers: A pilot study
| Autor: | Paul D. Smith, Rachel Smedley Ramos, Erin Leege, Jill Renken, Stephanie Hafez, Beth A. Martin, Betty Chewning |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Health literacy Pilot Projects Emotional Adjustment Article Education 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life (healthcare) Nursing Intervention (counseling) Health care medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Health communication Aged Self-efficacy Geriatrics business.industry 030503 health policy & services Teaching Caregiver burden Middle Aged Quality Improvement Self Efficacy Health Literacy Caregivers Health Communication Family medicine Quality of Life Female Geriatrics and Gerontology 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Gerontologygeriatrics education. 39(4) |
| ISSN: | 1545-3847 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: With the growing older adult population, there will also be more informal caregivers assisting friends and family with their healthcare. With the increasing complexity of healthcare, improved caregiver communication skills have the potential to reduce caregiver burden, frustration and improve care recipient health. OBJECTIVE: The primary goal of this project was to develop and refine the content and teaching methods of a small group behavioral change program to improve communication between caregivers of older adults and healthcare professionals. METHODS: The authors developed the Care Talks program for improving communication between caregivers and healthcare professionals. They conducted a prospective cohort feasibility study of the intervention to assess caregiver communication confidence at baseline and 1 month post-intervention. RESULTS: 16 participants were enrolled. Of the 15 participants who answered the question, 15 (100%) would recommend this program to a friend. There was significant improvement in a 10 question composite of communication confidence pre/post scores from 74.1 to 79.6 p=0.03. CONCLUSION: This small group behavioral change intervention significantly improved communication confidence for this sample of caregivers. Further research is needed to determine the long-term effects of this program on caregivers and care recipients. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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