Evaluation of nurses' changing perceptions when trained to implement a self-management programme for dual sensory impaired older adults in long-term care: a qualitative study

Lieve M Roets-Merken, Myrra J F J Vernooij-Dassen, Sytse U Zuidema, Marianne K Dees, Pieter G J M Hermsen, Gertrudis I J M Kempen, Maud J L Graff, Lieve M Roets-Merken, Myrra J F J Vernooij-Dassen, Sytse U Zuidema, Marianne K Dees, Pieter G J M Hermsen, Gertrudis I J M Kempen, Maud J L Graff

Abstract

Objectives: To gain insights into the process of nurses' changing perceptions when trained to implement a self-management programme for dual sensory impaired older adults in long-term care, and into the factors that contributed to these changes in their perceptions.

Design: Qualitative study alongside a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Setting: 17 long-term care homes spread across the Netherlands.

Participants: 34 licensed practical nurses supporting 54 dual sensory impaired older adults.

Intervention: A 5-month training programme designed to enable nurses to support the self-management of dual sensory impaired older adults in long-term care.

Primary outcomes: Nurses' perceptions on relevance and feasibility of the self-management programme collected from nurses' semistructured coaching diaries over the 5-month training and intervention period, as well as from trainers' reports.

Results: Nurses' initial negative perceptions on relevance and feasibility of the intervention changed to positive as nurses better understood the concept of autonomy. Through interactions with older adults and by self-evaluations of the effect of their behaviour, nurses discovered that their usual care conflicted with client autonomy. From that moment, nurses felt encouraged to adapt their behaviour to the older adults' autonomy needs. However, nurses' initial unfamiliarity with conversation techniques required a longer exploration period than planned. Once client autonomy was understood, nurses recommended expanding the intervention as a generic approach to all their clients, whether dual sensory impaired or not.

Conclusions: Longitudinal data collection enabled exploration of nurses' changes in perceptions when moving towards self-management support. The training programme stimulated nurses to go beyond 'protocol thinking', discovering client autonomy and exploring the need for their own behavioural adaptations. Educational programmes for practical nurses should offer more longitudinal coaching of autonomy supportive conversational skills. Intervention programming should acknowledge that change is a process rather than an event, and should include self-evaluations of professional behaviours over a period of time.

Trial registration number: NCT01217502, Post-results.

Keywords: AUTONOMY; DUAL SENSORY IMPAIRMENT; OLDER PEOPLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF-MANAGEMENT.

Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: None declared.

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