A report published on March 6th in the Journal of Long-Term Care highlights a new model to better support long-term care residents with hearing loss and dementia diagnoses. The report offers behavior-change techniques for intervention.
Extensive research and patient feedback influenced the direction of the model. With this information in mind, the developing team devised the Capabilities, Opportunities, and Motivation-Behaviour Change Model of which would target privately owned facilities in the United Kingdom.
The team focused on specific behaviors for intervention: monitoring patients’ hearing and sound amplification devices, utilizing communication techniques, wearing transparent face coverings, and working to improve the communication environment. Once established, the team turned their attention to identifying and developing intervention functions and techniques.
The report shares that for the model to work, face-to-face communication is vital for the success of education and training. With intervention sessions and other programs, staff members would get the opportunity to learn intervention techniques and acquire more information about those with hearing loss and dementia. Furthermore, online resources such as videos and printed material provided healthcare workers with additional information.
Behavioral-change models, like the Capabilities, Opportunities, and Motivation-Behaviour Change Model, are quite beneficial for the healthcare sector. Especially for long-term care, which has been under a lot of pressure to improve care following the COVID-19 pandemic, intervention models are more important than ever to enhance caregiving. These models and techniques can provide individualized care, optimize health outcomes, and reduce risks. Long-term care facilities are to provide the best quality of care to residents. New models and techniques can significantly change long-term care environments for the better.
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Source
Fischer, Kristen. “Model Shows How New Staff Approaches Can Better Serve Residents with Hearing Loss, Dementia.” McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, 12 Mar. 2024, www.mcknights.com/news/clinical-news/model-shows-how-new-staff-approaches-can-better-serve-residents-with-hearing-loss-dementia/.
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