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ArticleAging & mental health2025

Early development of a contextually appropriate psychological intervention for skilled nursing facilities: a qualitative study.

Evan Plys, Makenna Law, Morgan Seward, Cari Levy, Ruth Palan Lopez, Ana-Maria Vranceanu

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Evan PlysCenter for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Makenna LawCenter for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Morgan SewardCenter for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Cari LevyDepartment of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
Ruth Palan LopezMGH Institute of Health Professions School of Nursing, Boston, MA, USA.
Ana-Maria VranceanuCenter for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

Funding

MassaChusetts General Hospital ROybal CeNter For BehavIoral Dyadic ResEarch in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (CONFIDE-ADRD): Behavioral Intervention Development CoreP30AG086562 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI VRANCEANU, ANA-MARIA · 2024 to 2025
$2.4M
Building Resilience In SKilled nursing facilities (BRISK): Development and Pilot Testing of a Dyadic Intervention for Psychological Distress in Post-Acute Skilled Nursing CareK23AG078410 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Evan Plys · 2023 to 2026
$775k
NIA NIH HHS K23 AG078410NIA NIH HHS P30 AG086562
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Abstract

objectivesThis study describes the application of the Designing for Accelerated Translation (DART) and Intervention Mapping (IM) frameworks to the early development of a psychological intervention for depression in short-term subacute/post-acute skilled nursing facility (SNF) care.

methodWe conducted five focus groups with 32 SNF staff and individual interviews with 28 residents and 18 care partners. Data were analyzed using a hybrid inductive-deductive coding structure to map themes onto the DART framework (i.e. eliciting demand, user-centered design, and context-sensitive approaches). Staff and dyad members' findings were triangulated. Then, IM was used to translate qualitative findings into intervention components.

resultsParticipants reported demand for psychological intervention with potential benefits for both residents and care partners during a SNF stay. Second, five themes were identified to guide intervention content: fear and worry; emotional reactions to changes in independence; motivation for rehabilitation; stress and conflict complicating discharge and long-term care; and healthy coping strategies. Third, participants noted context-sensitive approaches for implementation (e.g. session length of 20-30 min). Based on findings, we identified change objectives and methods for psychological intervention.

conclusionThis study provides an overview of early intervention development processes that consider implementation and dissemination in real-world SNF settings.

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DepressionPsychosocial InterventionSkilled Nursing FacilitiesAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultAgedFemaleFocus GroupsHumansMaleMiddle AgedQualitative Researchdyadic interventionIntervention developmentpost-acute carequalitativeskilled nursing facility

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PMID40314251
PMCPMC12353416

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