Towards personalized care: Factors associated with the quality of life of residents with dementia in Australian rural aged care homes

Abraham Kuot; Jennene Greenhill; Edward Strivens; Vivian Isaac; Mohammad Hamiduzzaman

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0233450

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Towards personalized care: Factors associated with the quality of life of residents with dementia in Australian rural aged care homes

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Towards personalized care: Factors associated with the quality of life of residents with dementia in Australian rural aged care homes

Abraham Kuot, Jennene Greenhill, Edward Strivens, Vivian Isaac and Mohammad Hamiduzzaman

PloS One, Vol.15(5), e0233450

21/05/2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233450

PMID: 32437455

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Quality of dementia care improves with a personalized approach to aged care, and knowledge of the disease process and unique care needs of residents with dementia. A personalized model of care can have a significant impact on the overall organizational culture in aged care homes. However, the dimensions of personalized aged care relating to dementia often remain under-managed. We aim to explore the factors that shape the dimensions of personalized dementia care in rural nursing homes using qualitative data of a mixed-method 'Harmony in the Bush' dementia study. The study participants included clinical managers, registered nurses, enrolled nurses and care workers from five rural aged care homes in Queensland and South Australia. One hundred and four staff participated in 65 semi-structured interviews and 20 focus groups at three phases: post-intervention, one-month follow-up and three-months follow-up. A multidimensional model of nursing home care quality developed by Rantz et al. (1998) was used in data coding and analysis of the factors. Three key themes including seven dimensions emerged from the findings: resident and family [resident and family centeredness, and assessment and care planning]; staff [staff education and training, staff-resident interaction and work-life balance]; and organization [leadership and organizational culture, and physical environment and safety]. A lack of consideration of family members views by management and staff, together with poorly integrated, holistic care plan, limited resources and absence of ongoing education for staff, resulted in an ineffective implementation of personalized dementia care. Understanding the dimensions and associated factors may assist in interpreting the multidimensional aspects of personalized approach in dementia care. Staff training on person-centered approach, assessment and plan, and building relationships among and between staff and residents are essential to improve the quality of care residents receive.

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Title: Towards personalized care: Factors associated with the quality of life of residents with dementia in Australian rural aged care homes
Creators: Abraham Kuot - Flinders University
Jennene Greenhill - Flinders University
Edward Strivens - Cairns Hospital
Vivian Isaac - Flinders University
Mohammad Hamiduzzaman - Flinders University
Publication Details: PloS One, Vol.15(5), e0233450
Publisher: Public Library Science
Number of pages: 23
Grant note: 4-4ZOHI8C / Department of Health, Australia under Dementia Research and Innovation Grant
Identifiers: 991013043111302368
Copyright: Copyright: © 2020 Hamiduzzaman et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Academic Unit: Nursing; Faculty of Health
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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