The Pleasant Events Schedule – Nursing Home Version: A useful tool for behavioral interventions in long-term care

Meeks, Suzanne; Shah, Shruti; Ramsey, Sarah K.

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“…, Meeks et al . ). Because of the numbers of older people requiring advanced care and treatment, knowledge about Quality of Life (QoL) and well‐being in NHs is becoming more important in research and practice.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…For many of the 'old old' (80 + ) issues such as loss, illness and approaching mortality decimate functioning and subsequently lead to the need for care in nursing homes (NH). The NH patients' loss of independence and privacy, feelings of isolation and loneliness, the ever-present death and grief and a lack of meaningful activities are identified as risk factors for depression and thus for well-being (Namkee et al 2008, Konnert et al 2009, Meeks et al 2009). Because of the numbers of older people requiring advanced care and treatment, knowledge about Quality of Life (QoL) and well-being in NHs is becoming more important in research and practice.…”

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Self‐transcendence in cognitively intact nursing‐home patients: a resource for well‐being

Haugan¹,

Rannestad²,

Hammervold

et al. 2012

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Self‐transcendence in cognitively intact nursing‐home patients: a resource for well‐being

Haugan¹,

Rannestad²,

Hammervold

et al. 2012

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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“…The product of these two ratings represents the amount of “obtained pleasure” from the activities. Since the development of the original PES, several measures have been developed using the same cross-product scoring to capture the level of obtained pleasure from leisure activities (28–30), of which the PES-AD is the shortest. Specifically, the PES-AD measures the frequency with which participants engaged in 20 pleasant activities (e.g.…”

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Engagement in Pleasant Leisure Activities and Blood Pressure: A 5-Year Longitudinal Study in Alzheimer Caregivers

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Objective Elevated blood pressure is a significant public health concern, particularly given its association with cardiovascular disease risk, including stroke. Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease has been associated with physical health morbidity, including higher blood pressure. Engagement in adaptive coping strategies may help prevent blood pressure elevation in this population. This 5-year longitudinal study examined whether greater participation in pleasant leisure activities was associated with reduced blood pressure in caregivers. Methods Participants were 126 in-home spousal Alzheimer caregivers (mean age = 74.2 ± 7.9 years) that completed five yearly assessments. Linear mixed effects models analysis was used to examine the longitudinal relationship between pleasant leisure activities and caregivers’ blood pressure, after adjusting for demographic and health characteristics. Results Greater engagement in pleasant leisure activities was associated with reduced mean arterial blood pressure (MAP; B = −0.08, SE = 0.04, p = 0.040). Follow-up analyses indicated engagement in activities was significantly associated with reduced diastolic (B = −0.07, SE = 0.03, p = 0.030) but not systolic blood pressure (B = −0.10, SE = 0.06, p = 0.114). In addition, MAP was significantly reduced when caregiving duties ended because of placement of care recipients in nursing homes (B = −3.10, SE = 1.11, p = 0.005) or death of the care-recipient (B = −2.64, SE = 1.14, p = 0.021). Conclusions Greater engagement in pleasant leisure activities was associated with lowered caregivers’ blood pressure over time. Participation in pleasant leisure activities may have cardiovascular health benefits for Alzheimer’s caregivers.

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“…One student who had just completed a post-doctoral fellowship noted that specific behavioral therapy skills she learned as a part of the research continue to be “an essential tool” for her work in nursing homes, and also in primary care. Another who has been practicing for 5 years post-graduation continues to use the Pleasant Events Schedule (Meeks, Shah, & Ramsey, 2009), an assessment instrument that is integral to the BE-ACTIV protocol, with his older clients. Students consistently noted that they were taking their skills acquired for delivering the intervention in nursing homes to other health care settings.…”

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The BE-ACTIV Project: How Research, Professional Training, Education, and Practice Were Integrated in a Single Clinical Trial

Meeks

Getz

Hess

et al. 2015

Gerontology & Geriatrics Education

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This paper describes how research, practice, and education were integrated in an NIMH-funded clinical trial for treating depression in nursing homes. Involving undergraduate and doctoral students in our clinical trial supported the development of key competencies, expanded the professional pipeline, and provided an avenue for disseminating the treatment to other settings. The clinical trial served as a teaching laboratory for sixteen undergraduate and six doctoral students to: (1) observe the culture of older adults in nursing homes, (2) develop and adapt clinical skills to a challenging patient population, (3) refine skills for collaborating in multidisciplinary teams, and (4) appreciate the relationship between science and practice. Dissemination of the intervention to non-research settings was served when the students took their skills to the settings where they launched their careers. Involvement of trainees in clinical trial research expands and enriches the capacity of the healthcare workforce in both evidence-based practice and practice-informed research.

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The Pleasant Events Schedule – Nursing Home Version: A useful tool for behavioral interventions in long-term care

Abstract: Data from this study provide base rate information for planning pleasant event interventions in nursing homes. The PES-NH is a useful and valid tool for implementing behavioral interventions for depression in these settings.

Cited by 43 publications

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Self‐transcendence in cognitively intact nursing‐home patients: a resource for well‐being

Self‐transcendence in cognitively intact nursing‐home patients: a resource for well‐being

Engagement in Pleasant Leisure Activities and Blood Pressure: A 5-Year Longitudinal Study in Alzheimer Caregivers

The BE-ACTIV Project: How Research, Professional Training, Education, and Practice Were Integrated in a Single Clinical Trial

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