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标题：Developing and Implementing Peer-Led Intervention to Support Staff in Long-Term Care Homes Manage Grief
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作者：Jo-Ann Vis ; Kimberley Ramsbottom ; Jill Marcella 等
期刊名称：SAGE Open
印刷版ISSN：2158-2440
电子版ISSN：2158-2440
出版年度：2016
卷号：6
期号：3
DOI：10.1177/2158244016665888
语种：English
出版社：SAGE Publications
摘要：Front-line staff in long-term care (LTC) homes often form strong emotional bonds with residents. When residents die, staffs’ grief often goes unattended, and may result in disenfranchised grief. The aim of this article is to develop, implement, and assess the benefits of a peer-led debriefing intervention to help staff manage their grief and provide LTC homes an organizational approach to support them. This research was nested within a 5-year participatory action research to develop and implement palliative care programs within four LTC homes in Canada. Data specific to this debriefing intervention included questionnaires from six peer debriefers, field observations of six debriefings, and qualitative interviews with 23 staff participants. An original peer-led debriefing intervention (INNPUT) for LTC home staff was developed and implemented. Data revealed that the intervention offered staff an opportunity to express grief in a safe context with others, an opportunity for closure and acknowledgment. The INNPUT intervention benefits staff and offers an innovative, sustainable, easy to use strategy for LTC homes.
关键词：long-term care homes; grief; peer-led debriefing; palliative care; unregulated care provider; front-line staff