Geriatric Care
Conditions
Keywords
Induced pain, Nursing home, personal hygiene, mobility, Non-pharmacological approach
Brief summary
Residents of long-term care facilities are subjected to procedures and treatments that may be painful. The prevalence is 90% among older adults living in institutions. Preventing procedure-induced pain is essential, as the consequences can be even more harmful. Induced pain is defined as "short-term pain caused by a healthcare provider, treatment, or care, under predictable circumstances," according to the UPSA Pain Institute. For these older adults, personal hygiene is performed in bed by nursing assistants and requires frequent handling and repositioning. It includes dressing and undressing, which are sources of pain. Despite this, these activities are repeated daily because they are essential. Addressing pain is a fundamental criterion for quality of life in older adults. In many cases, these residents require daily premedication with analgesics to prevent pain caused by personal care. For these residents, who are already on multiple medications, the addition of analgesics increases the risk of drug interactions, leading to more frequent side effects.
Detailed description
For residents who meet the eligibility criteria, a member of the research team-including the physician and the psychomotor therapist-meets with the resident to inform them about the study and obtain their verbal consent, if possible. If the resident is unable to give consent, the information is provided to the family or a trusted representative by phone or during a visit to the nursing home. The representative may ask the care team any questions and give oral consent after sufficient time to consider the matter. If consent is given, the resident is then enrolled and randomized into the study. Randomization will be based on the number of days in the first week (5, 6, or 7 days) and will be performed by the investigator in the eCRF. The psychomotor therapist will provide expertise that the nursing assistants (NAs) will need to apply during their daily care routines throughout the pilot period in order to make care sessions less unpleasant and painful for the residents.
Interventions
OTHERStandard personal hygiene
Caregivers follow the standard guidelines for personal hygiene. They are not trained by the psychomotor therapist.
OTHERAdapted toilet
Care assistants follow the psychomotor therapist's recommendations for providing appropriate personal care to residents. A new approach to pain prevention developed by a psychomotor therapist and shared with nursing assistants who assist with bedside hygiene for residents experiencing pain of 2 or higher on the ALGOPLUS scale.
Sponsors
Hôpital NOVO
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Inclusion criteria common to all groups * Senior residents * With a stable Algoplus score of 2 or higher * Information provided to and consent obtained from the resident or their trusted representative * Eligible for intervention by a psychomotor therapist Criteria specific to Group 1: * Residents requiring high doses of analgesics (Level 3) before bathing * GIR (Iso-Resource Group) 1, with multiple medical conditions Criteria specific to Group 2: * Residents requiring Level 1 or 2 analgesics before bathing * GIR (Iso-Resource Group) 2 or 3, with multiple medical conditions Criteria specific to Group 3: * Residents experiencing pain without analgesics prior to bathing * GIR (Iso-Resource Group) 3 or 4, with multiple medical conditions
Exclusion criteria
* Resident who has previously received treatment from a psychomotor therapist * Resident capable of washing at the sink (partially) or independently * Under guardianship, conservatorship, or judicial protection
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain reduction with ALGOPLUS | 4 weeks | Pain measured using the ALGOPLUS scale by one independent evaluator (an experienced medical or paramedical professional) after bathing. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Drug profile | 4 weeks | Change in the dose of pain medication received, by 3 categories of residents |
| Satisfaction of care workers | 4 weeks | Questionnaire on changes in practices and how they were perceived, before the study and after each bath |
| Bathing Process | 4 weeks | Number of caregivers, duration of care |
Countries
France
Contacts
CONTACTVella QUILLIEN
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORVella QUIILIEN
Hôpital NOVO
Outcome results
None listed