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| Title |
Effectiveness of Expanded Implementation of STAR-VA for Managing Dementia-Related Behaviors Among Veterans
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| Published in |
Gerontologist, July 2015
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| DOI | 10.1093/geront/gnv068 |
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| Authors |
Michele J. Karel, Linda Teri, Eleanor McConnell, Stephanie Visnic, Bradley E. Karlin |
| Abstract |
Nonpharmacological, psychosocial approaches are first-line treatments for managing behavioral symptoms in dementia, but they can be challenging to implement in long-term care settings. The Veterans Health Administration implemented Staff Training in Assisted Living Residences (STAR)-VA, an interdisciplinary behavioral approach for managing challenging dementia-related behaviors in its Community Living Center (CLCs, nursing home care) settings. This study describes how the program was implemented and provides an evaluation of Veteran clinical outcomes and staff feedback on the intervention. One mental health professional and registered nurse team from 17 CLCs completed STAR-VA training, which entailed an experiential workshop followed by 6 months of expert consultation as they worked with their teams to implement STAR-VA with Veterans identified to have challenging dementia-related behaviors. The frequency and severity of target behaviors and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and agitation were evaluated at baseline and at intervention completion. Staff provided feedback regarding STAR-VA feasibility and impact. Seventy-one Veterans completed the intervention. Behaviors clustered into 6 types: care refusal or resistance, agitation, aggression, vocalization, wandering, and other. Frequency and severity of target behaviors and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and agitation all significantly decreased, with overall effect sizes of 1 or greater. Staff rated both benefits for Veterans and program feasibility favorably. This evaluation supports the feasibility and effectiveness of STAR-VA, an interdisciplinary, behavioral intervention for managing challenging behaviors among residents with dementia in CLCs. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 3 | 50% |
| Canada | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 2 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 4 | 67% |
| Scientists | 2 | 33% |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 129 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 128 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 19 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 14% |
| Researcher | 14 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 7% |
| Other | 34 | 26% |
| Unknown | 23 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 31 | 24% |
| Psychology | 22 | 17% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 9% |
| Engineering | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 15 | 12% |
| Unknown | 30 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 March 2020.
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#5,188,619
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Outputs from Gerontologist
#957
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#60,172
of 276,302 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Gerontologist
#19
of 46 outputs
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