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16 september 2019 20:00:44

 
186 Tailoring Change Management - Learning from `Readiness-to-Change` and Learning Needs Analyses, Focused on Dementia Palliative Care, in Three Long-term Care Settings (Age and Ageing)
 


AbstractBackgroundOver one third of people with dementia in Ireland reside in Long Term Care (LTC) settings. Dementia palliative care is complex; healthcare staff in LTC settings have requested specific guidance to support practice. This participatory action research project will introduce national evidence-based guidance documents relating to pain, hydration/nutrition, and medication management, into three LTC settings in Munster, using a tailored Work-based Learning approach, informed by a baseline multi-modal situational analysis.MethodsSite and staff data were collected using a site profile tool; staff demographic and learning needs surveys; and the `VOCALISE` readiness-to-change survey, in the three sites.ResultsWithin the sites, 42-88% of residents had probable/definite dementia. Multidisciplinary input varied considerably between sites. In total, 69 staff (predominantly nurses and healthcare attendants) completed learning needs surveys. Many reported prior dementia education (range 53-76% across sites). This was twice as often on hydration/nutrition and medication topics than pain. Reflecting this, staff in all sites identified knowledge deficits, but particularly in pain identification, assessment and management. Other learning needs included supporting and communicating with families; resident care planning and advance care planning; and resident `comfort`.Of 58 staff with completed VOCALISE data, 33% were rated as `ready to change`, 14% `not`, and the remainder ambivalent. Interestingly, staff had high confidence in the ability of change to happen, but low motivation scores; and overall ambivalence towards their own power to make change happen. Some barriers were site-specific, but overall, staffing levels, managing risk during change and perceived reluctance in others were common barriers to change, as was the possibility that patient wishes hadn`t informed the change process.ConclusionOur baseline data highlights that education and change implementation needs to be tailored to the recipient site, recognising site-specific barriers to change. We will now use this data in our Work-based Learning intervention.


 
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