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. 2023 Aug;10(8):5376-5387.
doi: 10.1002/nop2.1775. Epub 2023 Apr 26.

Professional caregivers' participation in the International Caregiver Development Programme: A qualitative study of psychosocial care in nursing homes

Line Constance Holmsen  1 , Bodil Tveit  2 , Ane-Marthe Solheim Skar  3 , Marit Helene Hem  2   4
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Professional caregivers' participation in the International Caregiver Development Programme: A qualitative study of psychosocial care in nursing homes

Line Constance Holmsen et al. Nurs Open. 2023 Aug.

Abstract

Aim: This paper aims to explore professional caregivers' experiences of psychosocial care for older persons living in nursing homes following the professional caregivers' participation in the International Caregiver Development Programme (ICDP).

Design: A qualitative study.

Methods: About 15 focus group interviews and 25 participatory observations of five ICDP group courses were conducted with 31 employees in nursing homes, including registered nurses, enrolled nurses and nursing aids. The findings emerged through hermeneutic analysis.

Results: Main findings: (i) Adjusting the communication to the residents' psychosocial needs, (ii) Seeing the residents as individuals and (iii) Adjusting to individual interaction with the residents. The professional caregivers experienced that the residents participated more in communication, interaction and activities, in addition to be more satisfied, calm, happy and thankful in interaction with the caregivers. Furthermore, they described that the environment in the units became calmer and that they were considering psychosocial care before medication. Work-related stress seems to impact ICDP participation and may be a barrier to implementation.

Keywords: International Caregiver Development Programme (ICDP); medication; mentalization; nursing home; person-centred care; psychosocial intervention; qualitative research.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

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Data collection from the 5 ICDP groups. The same 5 ICDP groups participated in focus groups 1, 2 and 3 (5 × 3) and participatory observations.
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Professional caregivers' experiences of psychosocial care of older persons living in nursing homes, following the professional caregivers' participation in the International Caregiver Development Programme (ICDP). Results are shown in three main categories and subcategories.
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