Pain Intervention for people with Dementia in nursing homes (PID) : study protocol for a quasi-experimental nurse intervention

Koppitz, Andrea Luise; Bosshard, Georg; Blanc, Geneviève; Hediger, Hannele; Payne, Sheila; Volken, Thomas

doi:10.21256/zhaw-1802

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Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Pain Intervention for people with Dementia in nursing homes (PID) : study protocol for a quasi-experimental nurse intervention
Authors:	Koppitz, Andrea Luise Bosshard, Georg Blanc, Geneviève Hediger, Hannele Payne, Sheila Volken, Thomas
DOI:	10.21256/zhaw-1802 10.1186/s12904-017-0200-5
Published in:	BMC Palliative Care
Volume(Issue):	16
Issue:	27
Page(s):	1
Pages to:	8
Issue Date:	2017
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	BioMed Central
ISSN:	1472-684X
Language:	English
Subjects:	Intervention; Dementia; Pain; Nursing home
Subject (DDC):	362: Health and social services
Abstract:	Background: It is estimated that 19 to 83% of people with dementia suffer from pain that is inadequately treated in the last months of life. A large number of healthcare workers who care for these people in nursing homes lack appropriate expertise and may therefore not always recognise, assess and treat pain in those with dementia who have complex problems on time, properly and efficiently. The aim of this intervention trial is to identify care needs of people with dementia suffering from pain living in a nursing home. Methods: A quasi-experimental nurse-led intervention trial based on a convenience sample of four nursing homes in the Swiss Canton of Zurich examines the effects on dementia patients (n = 411), the healthcare institution and the qualification level of the healthcare workers compared to historical controls, using an event analysis and a multilevel analysis. Healthcare workers will be individually trained how to assess, intervene and evaluate acute and chronic pain. There are three data-monitoring cycles (T0, T1, T2) and two intervention cycles (I1, I2) with a total study duration of 425 days. There is also a process evaluation based on Dobbins analyses that analyze in particular the potentials for change in clinical practice of change agents. Discussion: The aim of the intervention trial is to improve pain management strategies in older people with dementia in nursing homes. Clinically significant findings will be expected that will help reduce suffering in the sense of “total pain” for people with dementia. The joint intra- and interdisciplinary collaboration between practice and supply-oriented (nursing) research will have both a lasting effect on the efficiency measurement and provide scientifically sound results. Nursing homes can integrate the findings from the intervention trial into their internal quality control process. The potential for improvements can be directly influenced by the nursing home itself.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/3912
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License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International
Departement:	School of Health Sciences
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Koppitz, A. L., Bosshard, G., Blanc, G., Hediger, H., Payne, S., & Volken, T. (2017). Pain Intervention for people with Dementia in nursing homes (PID) : study protocol for a quasi-experimental nurse intervention. BMC Palliative Care, 16(27), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1802

Koppitz, A.L. et al. (2017) ‘Pain Intervention for people with Dementia in nursing homes (PID) : study protocol for a quasi-experimental nurse intervention’, BMC Palliative Care, 16(27), pp. 1–8. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1802.

A. L. Koppitz, G. Bosshard, G. Blanc, H. Hediger, S. Payne, and T. Volken, “Pain Intervention for people with Dementia in nursing homes (PID) : study protocol for a quasi-experimental nurse intervention,” BMC Palliative Care, vol. 16, no. 27, pp. 1–8, 2017, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-1802.

KOPPITZ, Andrea Luise, Georg BOSSHARD, Geneviève BLANC, Hannele HEDIGER, Sheila PAYNE und Thomas VOLKEN, 2017. Pain Intervention for people with Dementia in nursing homes (PID) : study protocol for a quasi-experimental nurse intervention. BMC Palliative Care. 2017. Bd. 16, Nr. 27, S. 1–8. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-1802

Koppitz, Andrea Luise, Georg Bosshard, Geneviève Blanc, Hannele Hediger, Sheila Payne, and Thomas Volken. 2017. “Pain Intervention for People with Dementia in Nursing Homes (PID) : Study Protocol for a Quasi-Experimental Nurse Intervention.” BMC Palliative Care 16 (27): 1–8. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1802.

Koppitz, Andrea Luise, et al. “Pain Intervention for People with Dementia in Nursing Homes (PID) : Study Protocol for a Quasi-Experimental Nurse Intervention.” BMC Palliative Care, vol. 16, no. 27, 2017, pp. 1–8, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1802.