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1 to 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedChase JD, Russell D, Rice M
Caregivers' perceptions managing functional needs among older adults receiving post-acute home health care.
The researchers conducted telephone interviews to explore caregivers’ experiences managing physical functioning (PF) needs of older adults in the post-acute home health care setting. Caregivers depicted the enormity of caregiving tasks needed to manage older patients' PF needs and described their perceived roles and challenges in managing PF deficits, including a sense of isolation when they were the sole caregiver. The researchers conclude that their findings can guide nursing efforts to target caregiver training and support during the critical care transition period.
AHRQ-funded; HS022140.
Citation: Chase JD, Russell D, Rice M .
Caregivers' perceptions managing functional needs among older adults receiving post-acute home health care.
Res Gerontol Nurs 2019 Jul 1;12(4):174-83. doi: 10.3928/19404921-20190319-01..
Keywords: Caregiving, Elderly, Home Healthcare, Transitions of Care
Jones CD, Jones J, Bowles KH
Patient, caregiver, and clinician perspectives on expectations for home healthcare after discharge: a qualitative case study.
The objective of this study was to evaluate and compare expectations for skilled home health care (HHC) from the patient, caregiver, and HHC perspectives after hospital discharge. Results showed that unclear expectations occurred when the patient and/or caregiver expectations were uncertain or misaligned with the services received; in most such cases, the patient and caregiver did not have prior experience with HHC. Recommendations to improve HHC transitions included actively engaging both patients and caregivers in the hospital and HHC settings to provide education about HHC services and assess and address additional care needs.
AHRQ-funded; HS024569.
Citation: Jones CD, Jones J, Bowles KH .
Patient, caregiver, and clinician perspectives on expectations for home healthcare after discharge: a qualitative case study.
J Hosp Med 2019 Feb;14(2):90-95. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3140..
Keywords: Caregiving, Health Services Research (HSR), Home Healthcare, Patient Experience, Provider, Provider: Clinician, Transitions of Care
Desai AD, Jacob-Files EA, Lowry SJ
Development of a caregiver-reported experience measure for pediatric hospital-to-home transitions.
The objective for this study was to develop and test a caregiver-reported experience measure for pediatric hospital-to-home transitions. An eight-item caregiver-reported experience measure to evaluate hospital-to-home transition outcomes in pediatric populations demonstrated acceptable content validity and psychometric properties.
AHRQ-funded; HS024299.
Citation: Desai AD, Jacob-Files EA, Lowry SJ .
Development of a caregiver-reported experience measure for pediatric hospital-to-home transitions.
Health Serv Res 2018 Aug;53 Suppl 1:3084-106. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12864..
Keywords: Caregiving, Children/Adolescents, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Quality Measures, Transitions of Care
Garfield CF, Simon CD, Rutsohn J
Stress from the neonatal intensive care unit to home: paternal and maternal cortisol rhythms in parents of premature infants.
The purpose of the study was to examine cortisol diurnal rhythms, a physiologic marker of stress, over the transition from the critical care setting to home for fathers and mothers of very low-birth-weight infants, including how cortisol is associated with psychosocial stress and parenting sense of competence. The investigators noted that fathers may be especially susceptible to stressors during this transition.
AHRQ-funded; HS020316.
Citation: Garfield CF, Simon CD, Rutsohn J .
Stress from the neonatal intensive care unit to home: paternal and maternal cortisol rhythms in parents of premature infants.
J Perinat Neonatal Nurs 2018 Jul/Sep;32(3):257-65. doi: 10.1097/jpn.0000000000000296..
Keywords: Caregiving, Newborns/Infants, Newborns/Infants, Stress, Transitions of Care