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Conclusion: Adopting a systems based approach is critical in succeeding with IPV universal screening in maternity care setting

Evaluation of the Irish Hospice Foundation Design & Dignity Programme

Author(s)

Dr Nicola Cornally, Dr Serena FitzGerald, Ms Olivia Cagney

Affiliation(s) School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC Abstract Background: The Design & Dignity Programme founded by the Irish Hospice Foundation and the Health Service Executive aims to bring design excellence to hospitals to support dignity at end of life for patients and their families. Support has been provided to 30 projects throughout Ireland e.g. hospitals have created relaxing, spacious family rooms within busy acute wards, upgraded mortuaries into welcoming, respectful environments and redesigned viewing rooms in emergency departments and mortuaries. The establishment of a dedicated hospital space can provide both privacy and family proximity at end of life for individuals who are unable to die at home. The research team evaluated 22 hospital sites throughout Ireland involved in the Design & Dignity programme. Aim: To independently evaluate the Design & Dignity programme with a focus on establishing impact of projects on families and healthcare support staff. Methods: The design of this evaluation is Post Occupancy Evaluation. The method used a two-phased evaluation approach; indicative level and investigative. Indicative evaluation involved conducting a walkthrough all twenty-two hospital spaces to capture detail on setting appearance and contents. Measures included a video recorder, light meter, sound meter, laser distance measurer and Irish Hospice Foundation checklist. Investigative evaluation included in-depth analysis of five hospital spaces. Measures included focus group interviews with healthcare support staff members; telephone interviews with bereaved relatives and comment box written responses. Time for Climate Change: Meeting Person-Centred Care Needs in an Older Adult Care Setting in Ireland Author(s) KELLY F, REIDY Mary, DENIEFFE S and MADDEN C. Affiliation(s) Waterford Institute of Technology Abstract Background: Older adult healthcare providers need to prepare for the increased service demand due to the changing demographic of older adults. Person- centered care should be responsive to the needs of older adults in long-term care and is central to collaborative and high quality healthcare delivery. Aim: To explore the perceptions of the older adults aged over 65 years of age about the person-centered climate of the long- term care setting in which they live in the Republic of Ireland. Methods: The extent to which the psychosocial environment was perceived to be person–centred was examined using the Person-Centered Climate Questionnaire- Patient (PCQ-P). Overall, 56 adults completed the PCQ-P. Mean scores for the whole scale and the three subscales hospitality, safety and everydayness were calculated. Results were stratified by age, gender and length of stay in the long-term care setting for Chi-square analysis. Results: Overall, residents rated the person-centered climate very highly in terms Results: The current study is underdoing data collection. Conclusion: The current study is undergoing data collection.

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