Program Area: Behavioral and Social Sciences
Liza Behrens, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
Tonya Roberts, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
School of Nursing
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Liza Behrens, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
Katherine Abbott, PhD, MGS, FGSA
Executive Director, Scripps Gerontology Center
Professor, Department of Sociology & Gerontology
Sociology & Gerontology
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio, United States
Emily Heilbrunn, MPH
Research Project Manager
Medicine
Project ECHO, Penn State University College of Medicine
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
Joan Carpenter, PhD, CRNP, ACHPN, FPCN
Assistant Professor
Organizational Systems and Adult Health
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Preference-based person-centered care (PCC) is the gold standard for delivering high quality care in nursing homes (NH). A public health crisis makes it difficult for NH leaders to make decisions that honor residents’ preferences for care and activities while balancing the safety of others in the NH community. Based on the Operational Framework to Guide Decision-making During the COVID-19 Pandemic, the purpose of this symposium is to discuss several projects that are growing the evidence-base for person-centered risk management during a public health crisis. Data presented can guide NHs in balancing safety and risk during a public health crisis. Our first presentation speaks to the adoption of preferences as an important measure of care quality prior to a crisis, the next two presentations speak to how risk perceptions of NH staff and residents can support PCC delivery during a crisis, and the final presentation provides a potential evidence-based quality improvement strategy for integrating PCC in the pandemic recovery phases. First Dr. Abbott will present on the impact of using the preferences for everyday living inventory as a quality and safety indicator in NHs, then Dr. Carpenter will present on direct-care staff members risk perceptions while during the COVID crisis, followed by Dr. Behrens who will discuss residents’ risk perceptions around having their preferences honored during the COVID crisis, and finally Ms. Heilbrunn will discuss an ongoing clinical trial evaluating the impact of using the ECHO platform to improve infection control and care quality during the COVID crisis.
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Liza L. Behrens, PhD, RN – Pennsylvania State University
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Katherine M. Abbott, PhD, MGS, FGSA – Miami University
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Emily S. Heilbrunn, MPH – Project ECHO, Penn State University College of Medicine
Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Joan G. Carpenter, PhD, CRNP, ACHPN, FPCN – University of Maryland School of Nursing