Perceptions of Nurses Delivering Nursing Home Virtual Care Support: A Qualitative Pilot Study

Avoidable hospitalizations among nursing home residents result in poorer health outcomes and excess costs. Consequently, efforts to reduce avoidable hospitalizations have been a priority over the recent decade. However, many potential interventions are time-intensive and require dedicated clinical s...

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Published inGerontology and geriatric medicine Vol. 9; p. 23337214231163438
Main Authors Mills, Carol A., Tran, Yvette, Yeager, Valerie A., Unroe, Kathleen T., Holmes, Ann, Blackburn, Justin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2023
Sage Publications Ltd
SAGE Publishing
Subjects
Health services
Nursing care
Nursing homes
Qualitative research
Telemedicine
health services research
qualitative methodology
labor force
telehealth
long-term care
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Summary:Avoidable hospitalizations among nursing home residents result in poorer health outcomes and excess costs. Consequently, efforts to reduce avoidable hospitalizations have been a priority over the recent decade. However, many potential interventions are time-intensive and require dedicated clinical staff, although nursing homes are chronically understaffed. The OPTIMISTIC project was one of seven programs selected by CMS as “enhanced care & coordination providers” and was implemented from 2012 to 2020. This qualitative study explores the perceptions of the nurses that piloted a virtual care support project developed to expand the program’s reach through telehealth, and specifically considered how nurses perceived the effectiveness of this program. Relationships, communication, and access to information were identified as common themes facilitating or impeding the perceived effectiveness of the implementation of virtual care support programs within nursing homes.
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Kathleen T. Unroe is also affiliated to Regenstrief Institute, IU Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, USA
ISSN:2333-7214
2333-7214
DOI:10.1177/23337214231163438