A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR Managing Agitation of Residents in Long-Term Care Facilities: DESCRIPTION AND PRELIMINARY FINDINGS
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Abstract
The purpose of this article is to describe a training program for managing agitation of long-term care residents and to report results of a pilot study. The program emphasizes the development of behavioral skills for the assessment, prevention, and reduction of both aggressive and non-aggressive agitated behavior. It includes 8 hours of class instruction followed by 8 hours of weekly supervision by the trainers. The nursing staff of all working shifts of a unit located in a large nursing home and the residents of this unit participated in the pilot study. Residents and staff were assessed prior to and after the 2-month training program. Staff members reported using behavioral techniques to a greater extent and feeling more effective in managing agitation after training. More than 90% of staff members were satisfied with the training program. During the supervision period, the staff developed and implemented individualized interventions for two residents. The interventions involved providing more attention to these residents and, in one case, modifying some aspects of the direct environment which seemed to trigger agitation. Both residents were less agitated after the interventions were implemented. Moreover, there was a reduction in the number and frequency of agitated behaviors for the other residents of the trainees' unit following staff training.
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| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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