Feasibility and Efficacy of Life Review Delivered by Virtually-Trained Family Caregivers.

Background: Due to the high prevalence of depressive symptoms and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in older Americans (≥65 years), we developed a six-week depression intervention, Caregiver-Provided Life Review (C-PLR) for care recipients (CRs) with early-stage dementia and mild depression.

Objective: The objective of the study was to examine the feasibility and efficacy of C-PLR delivered by virtually-trained caregivers (CGs) on CRs who live with dementia and depression in community and long-term care settings (N = 25 CG-CR dyads).

Methods: We used fidelity scores as a measure of CG's feasibility to provide C-PLR.

Evaluation of sleep quality among nursing faculty: Application of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index-A descriptive correlational study.

Aim: The aim of this study was to describe the overall sleep quality, sleep patterns and severity of sleep difficulties among nursing faculty using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).

Design: Cross-sectional descriptive and correlational study.

Methods: A survey of faculty recruited from Texas Board of Nursing approved colleges/schools was used.

From Development to Implementation: The Effectiveness of a High-Fidelity Simulation for Advance Care Planning for Undergraduate Nursing Students.

This study describes the development and implementation of a high-fidelity simulation as the teaching strategy to enhance undergraduate nursing students' satisfaction, self-confidence, knowledge and learning, collaboration, and communication in providing advance care planning to a terminally ill patient. This original simulation was created using the Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice to incorporate the CARES: Competencies And Recommendations for Educating Undergraduate Nursing Students Preparing Nurses to Care for the Seriously Ill and their Families into the nursing curriculum. A descriptive, quantitative study was conducted for 3 years, evaluating feasibility, sustainability, and student outcomes.

Barriers to Hospice and Palliative Care Research: A Patient-Centered Approach to Intervention Studies.

Overcoming barriers in hospice and palliative care research is a multifaceted challenge for researchers conducting intervention studies. The complexity and variations of these barriers are abundant and serious in nature and can threaten the success of intervention research for the hospice and palliative care patient population. This article explores how challenges and barriers to intervention research can be mitigated by nurses caring for patients in hospice and palliative care settings.

Can Family Caregivers Provide Life Review to Reduce Depression in Older Adults With Dementia?

Life review (LR) therapy has received considerable support as an effective treatment for depression among older adults. Researchers believe that providing LR does not require extensive training and can be done by family members who are not psychiatric professionals. If so, then training family caregivers to provide LR is a potential strategy for alleviating the shortage of resources for treating depression among the growing population of older adults experiencing depression.

Initial Efficacy Testing of an Autobiographical Memory Intervention on Advance Care Planning for Patients With Terminal Cancer.

Purpose/objectives: To test the efficacy of a novel intervention to facilitate advance care planning.
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Design: Exploratory, quasiexperimental pilot study with two independent groups.