1. Implementation and evaluation of a pain assessment app and novel community platform for long-term care health professionals.
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Tran, Vivian, Winters, Emily, Stroulia, Eleni, and Hadjistavropoulos, Thomas
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EVALUATION of human services programs , *PAIN measurement , *MOBILE apps , *COMMUNITY health services , *CLINICAL medicine , *MEDICAL personnel , *PSYCHOLOGICAL burnout , *RESEARCH funding , *LONG-term health care , *KEY performance indicators (Management) , *INTERVIEWING , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *RESEARCH methodology , *PAIN management , *DEMENTIA , *PSYCHOSOCIAL factors , *DEMENTIA patients , *COVID-19 pandemic , *EVALUATION - Abstract
A tablet app, based on the Pain Assessment Checklist for Seniors with Limited Ability to Communicate-II (PACSLAC-II), has been shown to have clinical utility and unique advantages. We aimed to replicate and extend the previous validation of the app through the implementation and evaluation of a new community platform involving a quality indicator (QI) monitoring feature and a resource community portal (CP) that work in conjunction with an updated version of the app. We employed a mixed-methods multiple-baseline design across 11 long-term care (LTC) units. Units were randomly assigned to conditions which varied in number of app features available. Data included unit-level QIs as well as questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with health professionals. Following use of the app, we found improvements in unit-level QIs regardless of availability of the QI/CP features. During interviews, participants expressed a preference for the app over a paper version of the PACSLAC-II due to reasons such as the app's ability to summarize information. Utilization of the community portal websites was unrelated to staff questionnaire-assessed stress/burnout. Despite the positive effects on the care of residents, the COVID-19 pandemic presented challenges and interfered with the long-term maintenance of the QI results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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