Journal article
Implementation of sustainable evidence-based practice for the assessment and management of pain in residential aged care facilities
S Savvas, C Toye, E Beattie, SJ Gibson
Pain Management Nursing | Published : 2014
Abstract
Pain is common in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). In 2005, the Australian Pain Society developed 27 recommendations for good practice in the identification, assessment, and management of pain in these settings. This study aimed to address implementation of the standards and evaluate outcomes. Five facilities in Australia participated in a comprehensive evaluation of RACF pain practice and outcomes. Pre-existing pain management practices were compared with the 27 recommendations, before an evidence-based pain management program was introduced that included training and education for staff and revised in-house pain-management procedures. Post-implementation audits evaluated the progr..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Consortium members: National Ageing Research Institute (Victoria, Australia), Dementia Collaborative Study Centre (School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Queensland, Australia), Edith Cowan University (School of Nursing, Midwifery and Postgraduate Medicine, Western Australia, Australia), Curtin University (School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western Australia), Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care (La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia), Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (Department of Pain Management, Western Australia). Key Project Staff: Kay Ledgerwood, Mark Bradbeer, Helen Holloway, Kristi Holloway. ExpertWorking Party: Jenny Abbey, Linda Kristjanson, Rhonda Nay, Roger Goucke. Participating Facilities: St Paul de Chartres Residential Aged Card (Queensland, Australia), Uniting Church Homes, St Andrews Residency (Western Australia), Hall and Prior Aged Care Organisation, Clarence Estate Residency (Western Australia), Royal Freemason's Homes of Victoria, Coppin Community Hostel (Victoria, Australia), and Royal Freemason's Homes of Victoria, Colbran Lodge (Victoria, Australia). This study was funded by the Australian Government, Department of Health.