Adaptation and Implementation of a Family Caregiver Skills Training Program: From Single Site RCT to Multisite Pragmatic Intervention.
Megan E Shepherd-BaniganBrystana G KaufmanKasey DecosimoJoshua DadolfNathan A BoucherElizabeth P MahannaRebecca BrueningCaitlin SullivanVirginia WangS Nicole HastingsKelli D AllenNina SperberCynthia J CoffmanCourtney H Van HoutvenPublished in: Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (2019)
This systematic implementation process can be used to rapidly adapt an intervention to diverse clinical sites and contexts. Nursing professionals play a significant role in educating and supporting caregivers and care recipients and can take a leading role to implement interventions that address skills and unmet needs for caregivers.