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Current practices of family caregiver training during home health care: A qualitative study

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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
卷 70, 期 1, 页码 218-227

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17492

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care partners; caregiving; education; family caregivers; home care agencies; home health care; home health nursing; Medicare

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  1. Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation
  2. National Institute on Aging [T32 AG066576]

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This study found that caregiver training is crucial in home health care and influences clinicians' decisions and practices. However, clinicians face a lack of structured assessment instruments or training materials, highlighting the need for efforts to facilitate their training.
Background Home health clinicians report a need for family caregiver assistance during the majority of skilled home health care episodes. Since 2018, the Medicare Conditions of Participation has required home health agencies to provide training to family caregivers. However, little is known regarding current practices of family caregiver assessment and training during home health care. Methods Qualitative research relying on semistructured key informant interviews with registered nurses and physical therapists (n = 19), hereafter clinicians, from four home health agencies. Interviews were recorded and transcribed, then analyzed using directed content analysis to identify relevant themes and concepts. Results Three agencies were not-for-profit and one was for-profit; three were urban and one was rural; two operated on a local scale, one on a regional scale, and one on a national scale. Key informants had an average of 9.3 years of experience in home health care and an average age of 45.0 years. Clinicians described a cyclic process of family caregiver training including four major phases: initial assessment, education, reassessment, and adjustment. Initial assessment was informal and holistic; education was delivered via demonstration and teach-back; reassessment was used to evaluate caregiver progress and inform adjustments to the care plan. Clinicians noted that their perceptions regarding the success of family caregiver training efforts influenced decisions relating to clinical practice, including the number of visits provided and whether to discharge the patient. Conclusions Caregiver training is currently integrated into clinician workflows in home health care and helps determine visit intensity and discharge timing, but clinicians face a lack of structured assessment instruments or training materials. Efforts by policymakers and home health agencies to facilitate clinicians' training efforts could positively affect the cost and quality of Medicare-funded home health care.

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