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Supporting regional aged care nursing staff to manage residents' behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, in real time, using the Nurses' Behavioural Assistant (NBA): a pilot site 'end-user attitudes' trial

conference contribution
posted on 2018-01-01, 00:00 authored by Britt Klein, Lisa Clinnick, Jessica Chesler, Andrew Stranieri, Adam Bignold, Richard DazeleyRichard Dazeley, Suzanne McLaren, Sue Lauder, Venki Balasubramanian
BACKGROUND: This regional pilot site 'end-user attitudes' study explored nurses' experiences and impressions of using the Nurses' Behavioural Assistant (NBA) (a knowledge-based, interactive ehealth system) to assist them to better respond to behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and will be reported here. METHODS: Focus groups were conducted, followed by a four-week pilot site 'end-user attitudes' trial of the NBA at a regional aged care residential facility (ACRF). Brief interviews were conducted with consenting nursing staff. RESULTS: Focus group feedback (N = 10) required only minor cosmetic changes to the NBA prototype. Post pilot site end-user interview data (N = 10) indicated that the regional ACRF nurses were positive and enthusiastic about the NBA, however several issues were also identified. CONCLUSIONS: Overall the results supported the utility of the NBA to promote a person centred care approach to managing BPSD. Slight modifications may be required to maximise its uptake across all ACRF nursing staff.

History

Volume

246

Pagination

24-28

Location

Adelaide, S. Aust.

Start date

2017-11-24

End date

2017-11-24

ISSN

0926-9630

Language

eng

Publication classification

E Conference publication, E1.1 Full written paper - refereed

Copyright notice

2018, the authors and IOS Press

Editor/Contributor(s)

van den Berg MEL, Maeder AJ

Title of proceedings

Telehealth for our ageing society : Proceedings of the 5th Global Telehealth Meeting 2017

Event

Global Telehealth. Meeting (5th : 2017 : Adelaide, S. Aust.)

Publisher

IOS Press

Place of publication

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Series

Global Telehealth Meeting