Publications by authors named "Ginny Pepper"
Translation research in long-term care: improving pain management in nursing homes.
Worldviews Evid Based Nurs
February 2008
Background: Pain prevalence in nursing homes remains high, with multiple resident, staff, and physician barriers presenting serious challenges to its improvement.
Aims: The study aims were to (1) develop and test a multifaceted, culturally competent intervention to improve nursing home pain practices; (2) improve staff, resident, and physician knowledge and attitudes about pain and its management; (3) improve actual pain practices in nursing homes; and (4) improve nursing home policies and procedures related to pain.
Methods: A multifaceted, culturally competent intervention was developed and tested in six Colorado nursing homes, with another six nursing homes serving as control sites.
Purpose: Effective pain management remains a serious problem in the nursing home setting. Barriers to achieving optimal pain practices include staff knowledge deficits, biases, and attitudes that influence assessment and management of the residents' pain.
Design And Methods: Twelve nursing homes participated in this intervention study: six treatment homes and six control homes, divided evenly between urban and rural locations.