Strengthening Resident, Proxy, and Staff Engagement in Injury Prevention in Skilled Nursing Facilities.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Engaging residents, their proxies, and skilled nursing facility (SNF) staff through effective communication has potential for improving fall-related injury prevention. The purpose of this study was to understand how multiple stakeholders develop and communicate fall-related injury prevention plans to enhance sustained implementation.

Research design and methods

Descriptive qualitative study using framework analysis applied to open-ended semistructured interviews (n = 28) regarding experiences of communication regarding fall-related injury prevention, guided by the Patient and Family Engaged Care framework. Participants included residents at high risk of injury and their proxies, nursing assistants, nurses, and a nurse practitioner from 3 SNFs in the

SUBMITTER: Xue TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9451018 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature