Health Care Team Interventions to Reduce Distress Behaviors in Older Adults: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This review examines health care team-focused interventions on managing persistent or recurrent distress behaviors among older adults in long-term residential or inpatient health care settings.

Methods

We searched interventions addressing health care worker (HCW) knowledge and skills related to distress behavior management using Ovid MEDLINE, Elsevier Embase, and Ovid PsycINFO from December 2002 through December 2022.

Results

We screened 6,582 articles; 29 randomized trials met inclusion criteria. Three studies on patient-facing HCW interactions (e.g. medication management, diagnosing distress) showed mixed results on agitation; one study found no effect on quality of life. Six HCW-focused studies suggested short-term reduction in distress behaviors. Qualit

SUBMITTER: Ramos K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11479828 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature