Préserver le lien des résidents en ESLD atteints de troubles cognitifs avec leurs proches en contexte de pandémie: évaluation de la mise en œuvre et des effets d’interventions virtuelles et en personnes

Project status

Ongoing

Contact

Marie-Soleil Hardy

Institution web page

https://www.fsi.ulaval.ca/notre-faculte/repertoire-du-personnel-enseignant-et-administratif/marie-soleil-hardy

Host institution

Universite Laval

Team members

Marie-Soleil Hardy, Philippe Voyer, Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Clémence Dallaire, Marai Cecilia Gallani, Vincent Couture, André Côté, Maude Laberge, Bernadette Dallaire, Éric Gagnon, Machelle Wilchesky.

Funding information (if funded)

This project was funded by the following: • CIHR Institute of Health Services and Policy Research • CIHR Institute of Aging • CIHR Institute of Gender and Health

Project Summary

The goal of our project is to evaluate the implementation process, the viability and the acceptability of interventions aimed at favouring the presence of relatives (in person or virtually) in 5 LTC’s in Quebec City and in a rural area. We chose patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias as population. We want to assess the characteristics of the LTC’s, facilitating factors and barriers to the implementation of interventions, and the acceptability of the interventions to care staff, family members and the elderly patients. In addition, we will look at the results in the elderly and their relatives. Finally, a cost effectiveness study will be carried out. An evaluative research design is preferred in order to assess the conditions of implementation and document the preliminary effects of the interventions. A multiple case study will be carried out.

Outputs / Expected Outputs

The research will be completed by December 2021 and expected outputs are:

To identify factors influencing the implementation, viability and acceptability of interventions aimed at favouring the presence of relatives;
To show the short-term effects on residents, their relatives and related costs;
To offer humane, adapted and safe care to a fragile clientele at high risk of decompensation and mortality;
Recognizing family and friends is essential to the quality of life of residents.

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