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Constantina Papadopoulou¹, Raymond Duffy¹, Mandy Andrew²

¹University of the West of Scotland, School of Health and Life Sciences, Blantyre, South Lanarkshire.

British Journal of Community Nursing

|June 27, 2023

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Community nurses need better education to manage frailty. A co-developed coaching program enhanced their knowledge and confidence, using a "Frailty House" framework to improve care for older adults.

Keywords:

Fraily coaching community nursing educational intervention integrated care

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Exergaming in Older People Living with HIV Improves Balance, Mobility and Ameliorates Some Aspects of Frailty

Published on: October 6, 2016

Area of Science:

Gerontology
Community Health Nursing
Healthcare Education

Background:

Frailty prevention and management is an emerging area for community practitioners.
Existing frailty-specific education for community nurses is limited.
There is a need to enhance the capacity of community nurses to manage frailty.

Purpose of the Study:

To understand and enhance community nurses' knowledge, confidence, and capability in managing frailty.
To co-develop a person-centred educational program with community nurses.
To strengthen nurses' leadership in interprofessional frailty management.

Main Methods:

Collaborative co-development of a person-centred coaching and educational program.
Utilisation of the
Frailty House
educational framework.
Thematic content analysis of participant data.

Main Results:

The program successfully enhanced nurses' knowledge, confidence, and capability in managing frailty.
The
Frailty House
framework effectively integrated technical knowledge with relational skills.
Peer support and coaching were identified as valuable components.

Conclusions:

Combining technical knowledge with relational skills-building, peer support, and coaching is effective.
Community nurses require further education and skill development to effectively manage frailty.
The developed program and framework offer a valuable approach to improving frailty care in the community.