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ArticleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society2011

Predicting nursing home adherence to a clinical trial intervention: lessons for the conduct of cluster randomized trials.

Jennifer Tjia, Kathleen M Mazor, Terry Field, Peter Doherty, Ann Spenard, Jerry H Gurwitz

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Article in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors.

Jennifer TjiaDivision of Geriatric Medicine, Medical School, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA. jennifer.tjia@umassmed.edu
Kathleen M Mazor
Terry Field
Peter Doherty
Ann Spenard
Jerry H Gurwitz

Funding

Enhancing the Safety of Warfarin in the Nursing HomeR01HS016463 · AHRQ · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI GURWITZ, JERRY H · 2006 to 2008
$900k
Prescription Drug Coverage and Health Outcomes in EldersK08AG021527 · NIA · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI TJIA, JENNIFER · 2004 to 2008
$598k
NIA NIH HHS K08 AG021527
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo describe factors predictive of nursing home (NH) adherence to a clinical trial intervention.

designPost hoc analysis of a cluster randomized trial (CRT) evaluating a structured communication intervention to improve nurse-physician telephone communication in NHs.

settingNH.

participantsAll eligible licensed nursing staff in all participating NHs. MEASUREMENTS: Adherence was defined as active participation for at least 3 months of the 12-month trial. NH characteristics hypothesized to affect trial outcomes (profit status, bed size, nursing staff time, NH quality, and leadership turnover) were measured a priori. The association between intervention adherence, NH characteristics and preintervention questionnaire response rate was examined.

resultsOf 13 intervention NHs, seven adhered to the intervention. Three factors differentiated adherent from nonadherent NHs: director of nursing turnover (nonadherent NHs 50% vs adherent NHs 0%, P = .03); Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) nurse staffing rating (range: 1-5) (nonadherent NHs mean 3.7 ± 0.5 vs adherent NHs mean 4.3 ± 0.5), P = .048); and questionnaire response rate (nonadherent NHs 15.6 ± 10.0% vs adherent NHs 34.2 ± 12.1%, P = .02). Profit status, bed size, and number of NH deficiencies on state surveys were not significantly associated with intervention adherence.

conclusionCMS nurse staffing rating, leadership turnover, and questionnaire response rate are associated with adherence to a CRT intervention. Pretrial evaluation of NH staffing rating by CMS and of response to a questionnaire can help investigators improve trial efficiency by screening for NHs likely to adhere to a CRT intervention.

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Homes for the AgedNursing HomesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicAgedForecastingGuideline AdherenceHumansSurveys and Questionnaires

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PMID22091689
PMCPMC4164958

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