Feasibility and acceptability of post-hospitalization discharge calls to caregivers of Veterans with dementia: A quality improvement project

被引：0

作者：

Idso, Darrick ^{[1
]}

Johnson, Amanda ^{[1
]}

Hudson, Emily ^{[2
]}

Nicholson, Hannele ^{[4
]}

Garrett, Sarah ^{[3
]}

Brown, Rebecca ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Talley, Kristine ^{[1
]}

Ratner, Edward ^{[4
,5
]}

Mosher, Hilary ^{[2
,3
,5
]}

Fink, Howard A. ^{[2
,3
,5
]}

Gustavson, Allison M. ^{[2
,5
,6
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Minnesota, Sch Nursing, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA

[2] Minneapolis Vet Affairs Hlth Care Syst, Vet Affairs Hlth Serv Res & Dev Ctr Care Delivery, Minneapolis, MN 55417 USA

[3] Minneapolis Vet Affairs Hlth Care Syst, Geriatr Res Educ & Clin Ctr, Minneapolis, MN 55417 USA

[4] Minneapolis Vet Affairs Hlth Care Syst, Ctr Vet Res & Educ, Minneapolis, MN 55417 USA

[5] Univ Minnesota, Dept Med, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA

[6] Univ Minnesota, Dept Family Med & Community Hlth, Rehabil Sci, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA

来源：

GERIATRIC NURSING | 2025年 / 62卷

基金：

美国医疗保健研究与质量局;

关键词：

Dementia; Informal caregivers; Persons with dementia; Post-discharge; Post-acute; Caregiver preparedness; Caregiver support; Age-friendly healthcare; CARE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM; COMMUNITY; INTERVENTIONS; COORDINATION; INDIVIDUALS; TRANSITIONS; TRIAL;

D O I：

10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.01.012

中图分类号：

R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;

摘要：

Informal caregivers hold an important role in ensuring a smooth transition from hospital to home for persons with dementia. In this quality improvement project we evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of a caregiver-focused, nurse-led post discharge call to caregivers of Veterans with dementia recently discharged from a single medical center. The call focused on assessing caregiver preparedness and identifying unmet needs. Thirty caregivers met inclusion criteria and 19 caregivers participated. Results suggested most caregivers of recently hospitalized Veterans with dementia can be identified, contacted, and interviewed to assess caregiving needs. However, sustainability was challenged by the significant time and resources required to screen and identify caregivers. Future iterations may focus on deployment of an electronic health record tool to improve the efficiency at which caregiver information is located, documented, and used to inform clinical decisions and allow for conduct of caregiver-focused interventions. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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