The Power of Collaborative Research
Gerontologists combating fraudulent research participants: recommendations from design to dissemination
Drawing from our own experiences with identified fraudulent participants, we highlight the complex and often financially motivated nature of participant misrepresentation. These experiences inform our broad recommendations for researchers, funding bodies, and academic institutions, emphasizing protocol design focused on early detection of fraudulent participants including verification processes and proactive measures to uphold study integrity.
Palliative care (PC) consultation is associated with reduced acute care use and burdensome transitions for nursing home (NH) residents. However, little is known about the steps for implementing PC consultations into NHs. This study identified the processes of implementing PC consultations into NH workflows from the perspective of key stakeholders
Social activities are recognized as vital for older adults' quality of life. The COVID-19 pandemic presented challenges for nursing home (NH) staff as they attempted to balance infection risks with residents' preferences for social activities. The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of NH staff's experiences and actions accommodating resident preferences for social activities during pandemic restrictions.
Seriously ill older adults, including those living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), often receive disease-focused rehabilitative care in skilled nursing facilities (SNF) with little consideration for their palliative care (PC) needs. Using baseline data from a pilot pragmatic clinical trial (N = 52), we conducted a cross-sectional study to compare the clinical characteristics and the PC needs of older adults with and without ADRD receiving SNF care.
Studies have shown that palliative care delivered to people living with dementia (PLWD) in nursing homes (NHs) improves care quality and reduces potentially burdensome treatments. However, access to palliative care services in NHs is uncommon. Telehealth may extend the reach of specialty palliative care consultation, yet strategies for feasible and acceptable NH implementation remain unknown. During implementation of an embedded pragmatic pilot clinical trial for PLWD, we aimed to describe key informants' perceptions of a NH telehealth palliative care intervention.
The rising prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease–related dementias has led to renewed public discourse and policy changes in response to the care needs of persons living with dementia and their care partners. Comprehensive dementia care models are central to many recent policy initiatives, most notably the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience model. Gerontological nursing research is uniquely positioned to design and lead research investigating the effectiveness of these initiatives, as well as the dissemination and scaling of existing comprehensive dementia care models.