MODELS OF CARE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONGRUENCE IN SCUS

描述(改编自调查人员摘要)：这是一个修订后的 第一阶段SBIR应用。该SBIR项目的第一阶段目标是 制定一种反映不同特殊护理病房(SCU)的类型 护理的理念和模式及其相关的组织 政策。将制定和测试一项评估协议，以 用于评估设施所需设备之间的一致性程度 护理的理念/模式和当前的业务做法。这将是 通过文献审查、协商一致的专家审查过程、 以及类型学和评估方案的预试。要测试 此协议的有效性，将从 NIASCU联盟研究项目将包括8个高评级的SCU 驻地、工作人员和家庭成果方面的条件，以及8个人口统计方面 配对的SCU结果较低。 将创建一个培训员培训计划来传播这一类型 在第二阶段。该产品的开发教导员工 了解和修改运营实践有可能增强 SCU设置的质量。这项评估协议将有助于长期 护理组织发展出更有凝聚力和更有效的护理环境。这个 过程，许多信息也适用于其他设置。 建议的商业应用：不可用

DESCRIPTION (adapted from investigator's abstract): This is a revised Phase I SBIR application. The Phase I goals of this SBIR project are to develop a typology that reflects different Special Care Unit (SCU) philosophies and models of care and their correlated organizational policies. An assessment protocol will be developed and tested that will be used to evaluate the degree of congruence between a facility's desired philosophy/model of care and current operational practices. This will be accomplished through a literature review, consensus expert review process, and a pretest of the typology and assessment protocol. To test the validity of this protocol, a sample of settings will be drawn from the NIASCU consortium research projects to include 8 highly rated SCUs in terms of resident, staff, and family outcomes and 8 demographically matched SCUs with low outcomes. A train-the-trainer program will be created to disseminate this typology in Phase II. The development of this product that teaches staff to understand and modify operational practices has the potential to enhance the quality of SCU settings. This assessment protocol will help long-term care organizations develop more cohesive and effective care settings. The process and much of the information is applicable to other settings. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: NOT AVAILABLE