CHOICE Plus Program: Supporting Relationship-centred Mealtimes for Long-term Care
NCT ID: NCT03634774
Last Updated: 2019-12-20
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
153 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2018-04-01
2019-09-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Over the course of 12 months for each Site, the CHOICE+ Program components will be delivered to a single care unit using a 4-phase approach. Transitions from one phase to the next will be entirely dependent upon the context and readiness of those participants involved in the study (i.e., timing between phases may differ amongst LTC homes). A single external facilitator from the University of Waterloo will lead this implementation process. The principal investigator (PI; H. Keller) will assist in guiding the external facilitator through the implementation process and support debriefing sessions. A blinded trained assessor will conduct mealtime experience audits (Mealtime Scan Plus) every 12 weeks starting at Month 1 for Sites A, B, and C, regardless of the implementation start times (i.e., Site A at Month 1; Site B and Month 4; Site C and Month 7). A physical dining room audit will be conducted at four time points (Dining Environment Audit Protocol). Staff, resident and family/volunteer dining experience questionnaires will be completed at four time points as well. Below is sequential description of the implementation process of the CHOICE+ Program in a single site, while accounting for pre-implementation activities:
PHASE 1: PRE-DEVELOPMENT (Week 0)
\- PI and facilitator meets with LTC home management/administrators (i.e., Unit Care Coordinators (UCC), Director of Food Service (DFS), Registered Dietitian (RD), and General Manager (GM)) to describe purpose of CHOICE+ Program, address questions and ensure commitment. Once roles and responsibilities are discussed and agreed upon, the researchers will tour the care unit to obtain an understanding of specific contextual factors. A CHOICE+ Newsletter item for residents, family, and volunteers will be distributed to raise awareness of the program. A CHOICE+ Information Letter will be distributed to all staff members, posters with information session dates and times will be posted, and information brochures will be available around the care unit for care staff, residents, family members, and volunteers.
PHASE 2: DEVELOPMENT (Week 1 - Week 8)
* Weeks 1-2: In-services and/or informal connections made by the external facilitator to raise awareness and promote the CHOICE+ Program among care staff, residents, family members, and volunteers on the care unit. Feedback and knowledge exchange with care unit will be sought during these information sessions to gain contextual understanding of specific needs of that care unit's mealtimes.
* MTS+ Audit 1 data collection by assessor using Mealtime Scan for Long-Term Care PLUS (MTS+), a validated tool to assess the psychosocial and physical environments of a mealtime. Prior to the start of MTS+ Data Collection, posters notifying residents, staff, family members, and volunteers that observations are taking place will be posted in the dining areas.
* The Dining Environment Audit Protocol (DEAP) is completed when the dining room is empty.
* Week 3: CHOICE+ Dining Team (CDT) that includes residents, family members, care staff (minimum 2), volunteers (if available on unit), and management (minimum 1) will be formed to work closely with external facilitator and care unit to identify aspects of mealtimes that need improvement and support. Two Mealtime Champions (MT Champions) will be identified by the group and/or management as leaders and will act as the key contacts for the facilitator. As part of the team building process and to raise awareness, the CDT will complete a questionnaire about their organization's readiness to make change. As this is a change management step, an information letter and consent for will not be used. The Team Mealtime Experience Questionnaire (TMEQ) will be administered by the facilitator to participating care staff to reflect upon their role in the dining room during meals after informed written consent is provided. Residents, family members, and volunteers will have the option of completing a Dining Experience Questionnaire (DEQ) to share their feelings about mealtimes on the care unit. A separate questionnaire will be available for residents and family members/volunteers and informed written consent or assent in the event the resident is unable to sign a consent form will be provided.
* Weeks 4-8: Training and equipping the CDT on CHOICE+ Principles and change management approaches will take place over 4 meetings hosted by the external facilitator. The themes of these meetings include Meeting #1: CDT Role and CHOICE+ Program overview; Meeting #2: CHOICE+ Education Modules; Meeting #3: Feedback of Audit 1 MTS+, TMEQ, DEAP, and DEQ results. Results will be shared first with the CDT then with the rest of the care unit for review and reflection using the most appropriate communication methods identified by the CDT (i.e., bulletin boards, huddles, posters, etc.); and Meeting #4: Process of making change and priority setting.
PHASE 3: INTENSIVE (Weeks 9-36)
* Weeks 9-10: All care staff on the unit and those residents and family members who are interested in participating in CHOICE+, in addition to the CDT, will complete the CHOICE+ Education Modules (mobile based short videos). In situations where there are new members of the care unit (i.e., care staff, residents and their family members) will also be provided with this education.
* Weeks 9-12: CDT engages with broader care unit to share Audit 1 MTS+, DEAP, TMEQ, and DEQ results to obtain feedback. Communication methods that are most suited to the care unit, for example, posters, meetings, bulletin boards, etc., will be used to share these audit findings. The CDT will engage with the broader care unit to select those mealtime areas for improvement that are most important to neighbours, care staff, and family members.
* Weeks 12-36: The CDT will take these priority areas and work as a team to identify how to make changes and improvements using a variety of behaviour change techniques using a Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle framework. Once a practice change is becoming embedded, a new priority for improvement will be worked through by the CDT and PDSA cycles used to test the improvement. The CDT will be responsible for on-going monitoring of the PDSA cycles in the care unit with support from the facilitator until Week 36 where the facilitator will then begin to reduce their role and the CDT will take on full leadership of the changes being made on the care unit.
* Data collection will using the TMEQ, MTS+, DEAP, and DEQ will follow a schedule for all three sites (see below in "Data Collection") with results fed back to the CDT and the unit team to support change in practice. Mealtime Practices Checklist and Dining Room Checklist will be used as change management activities and self-reflection by the CDT and unit team. As use of these checklists is part of the change process directed by the CDT, informed consent will not be used prior to completion and if forms are collected they will be anonymous for summarization and discussion.
PHASE 4: SUSTAINING (WEEKS 37-52)
* Week 37-52: The sustaining phase will involve ensuring that any new care staff, residents and their family members have access to the CHOICE+ Education Modules. CDT will continue to work the process of change by identifying what needs to improve, how to make the change and completing small tests with PDSA cycles to work through the improvement or new process. DEAP, MTS+, TMEQ, and DEQ results will continue to be provided to the CDT to support change practices and they will continue to use the Mealtime Practices Checklist and other informal self-monitoring data to embed changes. The CDT will continue to hold weekly meetings to monitor the progress of the PDSA cycles and make any necessary modifications to the action plan or its implementation strategies. The facilitator will help the CDT to develop a sustainability plan for the CHOICE+ Program, after which the facilitator will remove herself from the care unit and limit communication either via phone or email with the CDT.
* Data collection will using TMEQ, MTS+, DEAP, and DEQ will follow a schedule for all three sites (see below) with results fed back to the CDT and the unit tem to support change in practice. Mealtime Practices Checklist and Dining Room Checklist will be used as change management activities and self-reflection by the CDT and unit team.
* Week 48-52: External facilitator will complete key informant semi-structured interviews with CDT members including care staff home management residents family members), and volunteers on the CHOICE+ program. It is anticipated than between 10-15 interviews will be conducted at each site. Standard informed consent/assent process will be followed for each potential interview participant.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Step 1 CHOICE+
Receives the intervention first
CHOICE+ Training Program
CHOICE+ is a program where team members and other stakeholders are engaged in making changes to dining in a long term care home to improve the experience. An external coach supports behaviour change.
Step 2 CHOICE+
Received intervention four months after baseline
CHOICE+ Training Program
CHOICE+ is a program where team members and other stakeholders are engaged in making changes to dining in a long term care home to improve the experience. An external coach supports behaviour change.
Step 3 CHOICE+
Receives intervention eight months after baseline
CHOICE+ Training Program
CHOICE+ is a program where team members and other stakeholders are engaged in making changes to dining in a long term care home to improve the experience. An external coach supports behaviour change.
Interventions
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CHOICE+ Training Program
CHOICE+ is a program where team members and other stakeholders are engaged in making changes to dining in a long term care home to improve the experience. An external coach supports behaviour change.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of Waterloo
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Heather Keller
Professor
Principal Investigators
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Heather Keller, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Waterloo
Locations
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Erin Mills Lodge
Mississauga, , Canada
Extendicare Bayview
North York, , Canada
Christie Gardens
Toronto, , Canada
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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ORE22635
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id