TY - JOUR
T1 - Pilot Testing of the EIT-4-BPSD Intervention
AU - Resnick, Barbara
AU - Kolanowski, Ann
AU - Van Haitsma, Kimberly
AU - Boltz, Marie
AU - Galik, Elizabeth
AU - Bonner, Alice
AU - Vigne, Erin
AU - Holtzman, Lauren
AU - Mulhall, Paula M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2016.
PY - 2016/11/1
Y1 - 2016/11/1
N2 - Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia are common in nursing home residents, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services now require that nonpharmacological interventions be used as a first-line treatment. Few staff know how to implement these interventions. The purpose of this study was to pilot test an implementation strategy, Evidence Integration Triangle for Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (EIT-4-BPSD), which was developed to help staff integrate behavioral interventions into routine care. The EIT-4-BPSD was implemented in 2 nursing homes, and 21 residents were recruited. A research nurse facilitator worked with facility champions and a stakeholder team to implement the 4 steps of EIT-4-BPSD. There was evidence of reach to all staff; effectiveness with improvement in residents' quality of life and a decrease in agitation; adoption based on the environment, policy, and care plan changes; and implementation and plans for maintenance beyond the 6-month intervention period.
AB - Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia are common in nursing home residents, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services now require that nonpharmacological interventions be used as a first-line treatment. Few staff know how to implement these interventions. The purpose of this study was to pilot test an implementation strategy, Evidence Integration Triangle for Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (EIT-4-BPSD), which was developed to help staff integrate behavioral interventions into routine care. The EIT-4-BPSD was implemented in 2 nursing homes, and 21 residents were recruited. A research nurse facilitator worked with facility champions and a stakeholder team to implement the 4 steps of EIT-4-BPSD. There was evidence of reach to all staff; effectiveness with improvement in residents' quality of life and a decrease in agitation; adoption based on the environment, policy, and care plan changes; and implementation and plans for maintenance beyond the 6-month intervention period.
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U2 - 10.1177/1533317516662337
DO - 10.1177/1533317516662337
M3 - Article
C2 - 27609932
AN - SCOPUS:84991281415
SN - 1533-3175
VL - 31
SP - 570
EP - 579
JO - American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
JF - American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
IS - 7
ER -