| Title | Implementing the interRAI Check-Up Comprehensive Assessment: Facilitating Care Planning and Care Coordination during the Pandemic |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2023 |
| Authors | Schumacher CLouise, Correia R, Hogeveen S, Salter M, Donaldson B |
| Journal | International Journal of Integrated Care |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | 5 |
| Date Published | Apr-Jun |
| ISBN Number | 1568-4156 (Print)<br/>1568-4156 (Electronic) |
| Accession Number | 37091494 |
| Keywords | care coordination, community care, Covid 19, integrated care, Older adults, telephone assessment |
| Abstract | BACKGROUND: Long-stay home care patients are a large population of older adults with multi-morbidity and frailty. The COVID-19 pandemic posed challenges to executing care coordination and completing in-home assessments due to provincial mandates restricting in-person care. We evaluated the implementation of the interRAI Check-Up Self-Report instrument administered by phone and video. METHODS: We report on a mixed-methods study, which involved the collection and analysis of survey and focus group data. Care coordinators from two regions in Ontario who had implemented the Check-Up at least once between March 2020 to September 2021 were recruited via convenience sampling. RESULTS: A total of 48 survey respondents and 7 focus group participants consented to the study. Advantages of completing the Check-Up over the telephone or video call included: reduced travel time, reduced risk of disease transmission, familiarity with the assessment questions, and reduced time spent administering the assessment. Limitations most frequently reported were: the inability to see the living environment, hearing impairments, inability to observe non-verbal responses or cues, language barriers, difficulty building rapport, and difficulty understanding the patient. CONCLUSIONS: The Check-Up was advantageous in providing sufficient information to create a care plan when administered over the phone and by video. Implementation of the Check-Up assessment was facilitated by familiarity and alignment with other interRAI assessments. Our results indicate that population characteristics need to be taken into consideration for administration of self-report style of assessments. |
| DOI | 10.5334/ijic.7007 |
| Custom 1 | The authors have no competing interests to declare. |
| PMCID | PMC10120599 |
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