Research Publications

A randomized controlled trial for an individualized positive psychosocial intervention for the affective and behavioral symptoms of dementia in nursing home residents.

VanHaitsma, K. S., Curyto, K., Abbott, K. M., Towsley, G. L., Spector, A., & Kleban, M. (2015). A randomized controlled trial for an individualized positive psychosocial intervention for the affective and behavioral symptoms of dementia in nursing home residents. Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 70(1), 35–45, doi:10.1093/geronb/gbt102

A randomized controlled trial for an individualized positive psychosocial intervention for the affective and behavioral symptoms of dementia in nursing home residents.

Evaluating the Implementation of a Pragmatic Person-Centered Communication Tool for the Nursing Home Setting: PAL Cards

Abbott, K. M., Heppner, A., Hicks, N., Hermesch, A., & VanHaitsma, K. (2021). Evaluating the Implementation of a Pragmatic Person-Centered Communication Tool for the Nursing Home Setting: PAL Cards. Clinical Gerontologist, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2021.1929632

Evaluating the Implementation of a Pragmatic Person-Centered Communication Tool for the Nursing Home Setting: PAL Cards

“It’s Been a Whole New World”: Staff Perceptions of Implementing a Person-Centered Communication Intervention During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Corpora, M., Kelley, M., Kasler, K., Heppner, A., VanHaitsma, K., & Abbott, K. M. (2021). “It’s Been a Whole New World”: Staff Perceptions of Implementing a Person-Centered Communication Intervention During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 47(5), 9–13. https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20210407-03
“It’s Been a Whole New World”: Staff Perceptions of Implementing a Person-Centered Communication Intervention During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nursing staff perceptions of outcomes related to honoring residents’ “risky” preferences

Behrens, L., Boltz, M,, Sciegaj, M., Kolanowski, A., Jones, J.R., Paudel, A., & VanHaitsma, K. (2022). Nursing staff perceptions of outcomes related to honoring residents’ “risky” preferences. Research in Gerontological Nursing, 15(6):271-281. doi: 10.3928/19404921-20220930-01

Nursing staff perceptions of outcomes related to honoring residents’ “risky” preferences

“It was Like a Whole New World Opened Up”: Nursing Home Provider Perspectives on Implementing a Person-Centered Communication Intervention

Hermesch, A., Kunkel, M., Heppner, A., VanHaitsma, K., & Abbott, K. (2023). “It was Like a Whole New World Opened Up”: Nursing Home Provider Perspectives on Implementing a Person-Centered Communication Intervention. Annals of Long Term Care, doi :10.25270/altc.2023.10.001

“It was Like a Whole New World Opened Up”: Nursing Home Provider Perspectives on Implementing a Person-Centered Communication Intervention

Evaluating the implementation of the Individualized Positive Psychosocial Interaction (IPPI) as a quality improvement project in nursing homes.

Kasler, K., Heppner, A., Van Haitsma, K., & Abbott, K. (2024). Evaluating the implementation of the Individualized Positive Psychosocial Interaction (IPPI) as a quality improvement project in nursing homes. Clinical Gerontologist, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2024.2317403

Evaluating the implementation of the Individualized Positive Psychosocial Interaction (IPPI) as a quality improvement project in nursing homes.