Clinical trial NCT00875706: Training and Coaching to Promote High Performance in Veteran Affairs (VA) Nursing Home Care
Official title: Training and Coaching to Promote High Performance in VA Nursing Home Care
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Dementia
Keywords: Nursing Homes
Implementation of innovative programs
Nursing staff
Nurses' aides
Educational models
Lead sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
Sponsor class: FED
First posted: 2009-04-03
Enrollment: 45
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: This study aimed to explore the feasibility of an educational intervention to strengthen workplace learning systems in four VA Community Living Centers (CLCs).

Detailed description: Background:

The study explored the feasibility of an educational intervention to strengthen workplace-learning systems in four VA Community Living Centers (CLCs).

Objectives:

Specific aims were to 1) conduct a feasibility study to assess whether the educational intervention is practical to implement as designed and 2) conduct a pilot study to validate the methodology proposed for assessing outcomes of this educational intervention.

Methods:

A multi-level intervention targeting the translation of workplace learning into practice was implemented. The Direct Care Worker (DCW) intervention targeted both clinical knowledge and effective communication. The Coaching Supervision training addressed management and supervision practices for nurses, combined with effective communication. Four CLCs received both interventions, administered by the Paraprofessional Health Institute (PHI), using a train-the-trainer approach over the course of four 3-day sessions. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected to assess factors influencing effectiveness of implementation and to understand the impact of the trainings on participants.

Status:

The study has been completed with educational interventions implemented and qualitative and quantitative data collected.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* VA Employees: psychologists, nurse-managers and front-line nursing care staff assigned to CLCs will be included

Exclusion Criteria:

* Those not working in the CLC,
* Those working in the CLC but not involved in the training intervention that is the focus of the study (e.g. Environment Management Service personnel, dietary personnel)

Primary outcomes:
measure: Completion of Training Intervention
timeFrame: This outcome was assessed at the end of the 1 year pilot study.
measure: Facility Implementation of Trainings
timeFrame: This outcome was assessed at the end of the 1 year pilot study.
measure: Number of Participants in Pilot Surveys
timeFrame: This outcome was assessed at the end of the 1 year pilot study.
measure: Number of Participants in Pilot Interviews
timeFrame: This outcome was assessed at the end of the 1 year pilot study.
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Boston
country: United States
facility: VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA
state: Massachusetts
Study officials:
affiliation: VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA
name: Carol VanDeusen-Lukas, EdD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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