MODELS OF CARE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONGRUENCE IN SCUS

描述（改编自研究者摘要）：这是一份修订版 第一阶段SBIR应用。 SBIR项目的第一阶段目标是 制定反映不同特殊护理单位（SCU）的类型学 护理理念和模式及其相关的组织 施政纲要而 将制定和测试一项评估协议， 用于评估设施所需 护理理念/模式和目前的业务做法。 这将是 通过文献综述、共识专家评审过程完成， 以及类型学和评估协议的预测试。 测试 本协议的有效性，将从 NIASCU联盟研究项目包括8个高评级的SCU， 居民、工作人员和家庭结局方面以及8个人口统计学方面 匹配的SCU结果较低。 将设立一个培训员培训方案来传播这一类型 在第二阶段。 该产品的开发教导员工 了解和修改操作实践有可能提高 SCU设置的质量。 该评估方案将有助于长期 护理组织发展更有凝聚力和更有效的护理环境。 的 过程和许多信息适用于其他设置。 拟议商业应用：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