Grant: Operating Grant - PA: Regional Partnership Program : Manitoba
University of Manitoba
$66,576.00
Development and Testing of a Question Prompt Sheet for Family Caregivers of Older Adults with Dementia in Long-Term Care.
EF 2010-11
Résumé
The goal of this study is to develop a booklet aimed at facilitating communication between family caregivers and health care providers concerning the end of life care of nursing home residents with dementia. The specific aims of the study are: 1) to describe the information needs of family caregivers of residents with advancing dementia (AD) in preparing for the end-of-life; 2) to determine the knowledge and information health care providers deemed essential for the delivery of quality care at the end of life to AD residents; 3) to develop a communication tool in the form of a question prompt sheet for family caregivers to use in their interactions with health care providers in the nursing home setting.
Programme
Operating Grant - PA: Regional Partnership Program : Manitoba
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Manitoba, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
Tel que publié
Id
234159
Name
Thompson Genevieve N
Region
Manitoba
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Partnername
Manitoba Health Research Council
Instname2
Aging
Theme2
Clinical
Prcname2
Palliative & End of Life Care
Projecttitle
Development and Testing of a Question Prompt Sheet for Family Caregivers of Older Adults with Dementia in Long-Term Care.
Programtype2
Operating Grants
Orgnameinp2
University of Manitoba
Cihramount2
$66,576
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Operating Grant - PA: Regional Partnership Program : Manitoba
Keyworddelim
Communication; Dementia; Family Caregivers; Instrument Development; Long Term Care; Palliative Care
Abstract
The goal of this study is to develop a booklet aimed at facilitating communication between family caregivers and health care providers concerning the end of life care of nursing home residents with dementia. The specific aims of the study are: 1) to describe the information needs of family caregivers of residents with advancing dementia (AD) in preparing for the end-of-life; 2) to determine the knowledge and information health care providers deemed essential for the delivery of quality care at the end of life to AD residents; 3) to develop a communication tool in the form of a question prompt sheet for family caregivers to use in their interactions with health care providers in the nursing home setting.
Competitiondate
201103
Approvedterm2
2 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Thompson, Genevieve N
Approvedterm
2 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
SPIR~ $66,576~ $0~
