﻿Advanced Directives in Nursing Homes

Morgan, Tracie L.

dc.contributor.author	Morgan, Tracie L.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-11-26T14:37:18Z
dc.date.available	2012-11-26T14:37:18Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10713/2253	en_US
dc.description	University of Maryland, Baltimore. Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project
dc.description.abstract	Background: Nursing homes are becoming the place where Americans choose to live their final stages of life, providing end-of-life care for the over 65 population. Despite the focus on patient centered care and shared decision-making, three out of four people did not complete Advanced Directives in 2004. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to: I) assess the feasibility of an educational intervention on advanced directives within a Nursing Home setting; 2) evaluate if the education improves knowledge and attitudes about advanced directives; and 3) determine if attendees complete the Maryland Life-Sustaining Treatment Options (LST) form after the education. Design: A feasibility study, using quasi-experimental, pre-test/post-test, design was used. The intervention was a one day, one and half hour educational program using the End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Ethics and Advanced Directives Module. Sample/Setting: A convenience sample of six patients with decisional capacity from a Maryland Nursing Home was used. Data Collection: Survey data were collected pre and post intervention. A Participant Intake Form was used to collect demographic and medical information. The Advance Directive Knowledge Assessment Survey and Advance Directive Attitudes Assessment Survey were used pre-and post-intervention to measure change in knowledge and attitudes. Additionally, a Follow up Interview was conducted to obtain additional information from participants regarding how they have used the information obtained from the Program, as well as the subsequent completion of the Maryland LST form. Results: The education program did not improve participant knowledge regarding advanced directives. There was, however an improvement in attitudes regarding advanced directives, with median score improvements from pre-intervention (Md=35.5) to post-intervention (Md= 37.5), z= -2.003, p< 0.045. In the Follow-up Interview, seven days post-educational program, 80% of participants stated, "they will use the information learned in the future," and 100% of the participants discussed the information learned within the first week, post-program, with either a family caregiver, health care provider, or Nursing Home staff. None of the participants completed a Maryland LST form. Conclusions/Implications: As a result of this Educational program, there was a marked improvement in the participants' attitudes towards advanced directives in this Maryland Nursing Home. Although there was not an improvement in the participants' knowledge regarding the same, the Follow-up Interviews suggested that the information provided during the educational program did positively impact their beliefs and did increase their awareness of the content. This allowed the participants to have repeat conversations with their family, health care providers, and Nursing Home staff. Although the study is generally feasible, consideration for future use of this study needs to be directed toward a more diverse ethnic population, the instruments used, and the inclusion of family and/or Durable Power of Attorney (DPOAs).	en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents	Table of Contents I) Section One: a) Statement of Problem, b) Background, c) Significance/Data Supporting Existence of Problem, d) Problem, Setting, Target Population, e) Project Purpose and Objectives, f) Theoretical Framework, 2) Section Two: a) Review of the Literature, i) Barriers to the Completion of Advanced Directives, ii) Attitudes Toward Advanced Directives, iii) Program Interventions and Educational Strategies, iv) Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatments (POLST), v) Economic Considerations Related to Decision-Making at End-of-Life, 3) Section Three: a) Methodology, i) Design, ii) Sample and Setting, iii) Instruments, iv) Educational Intervention, v) Data Collection, vi) Data Analysis, 4) Section Four: a) Results, i) Participant Intake Form, ii) Attitudes Toward Advanced Directives, iii) Knowledge and Advanced Directives, iv) Completion of the Maryland Life-Sustaining Treatment Options form (LST), 5) Section Five: a) Discussion and Implications i) Participant Intake form, ii) Attitudes Toward Advanced Directives, iii) Knowledge and Advanced Directives, iv) Completion of the Maryland Life-Sustaining Treatment Options form (LST), 6) Section Six: a) Recommendations for Practice, b) Implications for the Doctorate of Nursing Practice Role, 7) Section Seven: a) Appendixes: i) Appendix A- Participant Intake Form, ii) Appendix B- Advanced Directive Attitudes Assessment Survey, iii) Appendix C- Advanced Directive Knowledge Assessment Form, iv) Appendix D- Follow-up Interview, v) Appendix E- Research Consent Form, vi) Appendix F- Maryland Life-Sustaining Treatment Options form, vii) Appendix G- Johns Hopkins Summary of Evidence/Literature, viii) Appendix H- Internal Review Board Approval Letter-Initial, ix) Appendix 1- Internal Review Board Approval Letter- Modified, x) Appendix J- Reference List	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Advance Directives	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Nursing Homes	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Patient Education as Topic	en_US
dc.title	Advanced Directives in Nursing Homes	en_US
dc.title.alternative	Educational Intervention and Advanced Directives in Nursing Homes	en_US
dc.type	DNP Project	en_US
dc.description.uriname	Full Text	en_US
refterms.dateFOA	2019-02-19T16:27:01Z