Social isolation in long term care: Improving assessment and decision-making skills
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The purpose of this project was to evaluate the effect of a quality improvement project with a multicomponent intervention on assessment and decision-making skills for healthcare professionals who are responsible for the care of elderly residents at risk for social isolation. A group of 20 healthcare professionals working in a small long term care facility participated in the project. A quasi-experimental with a pretest and posttest design was used to collect and compare scores achieved on each exam. A matched t-test statistical procedure was utilized to determine whether a quality improvement project with a multicomponent intervention had significant impact on assessment and clinical decision-making skills of healthcare professionals. Following the implementation of the quality improvement project, healthcare professionals scored significantly higher on the posttest (with a mean of 94.5%) than on the pretest (with a mean of 55.75%). The quality improvement project with a multicomponent intervention had a significant impact on assessment and clinical decision-making skills. These results concluded that healthcare professionals responsible for the care of elderly residents at risk for or currently experiencing social isolation should implement quality improvement projects as a continuous method to improve assessment and clinical decision-making skills.
Quality Improvement Project with a Multicomponent Intervention
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Type | DNP Capstone Project |
Acquisition | Self-submission |
Review Type | None: Degree-based Submission |
Format | Text-based Document |
Evidence Level | Quasi-Experimental Study, Other |
Research Approach | N/A |
Keywords | Social Isolation; Quality Improvement Projects; Elderly population |
CINAHL Subject(s) | Aged; Social Isolation; Social Isolation--Prevention and Control; Social Isolation--Prevention and Control--In Old Age; Long Term Care; Long Term Care--Psychosocial Factors; Long Term Care--Psychosocial Factors--In Old Age; Decision Making, Patient; Decision Making, Patient--In Old Age; Quality Improvement |
Grantor | Capella University |
Advisor | Morrisey, Carolyn; Runewicz, Jo Ann |
Level | DNP |
Year | 2017 |
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