Guidelines for a Palliative Approach in Residential Aged Care

APPENDIX H:
Useability trial — participant questions
Guideline 1: Families of residents with cognitive impairment need to be involved in
care planning and provided with the opportunity to participate in decisions
about their family member.
Please indicate your response to the above proposed guideline by ticking yes, no, or not
sure (only chose one) for each of the following questions (you may also provide a comment
should you wish):
NO. QUESTION YES NO NOT SURE COMMENTS
1 Is the guideline clearly written?
2 Can you easily understand the
guideline?
3 Is the guideline complete?
4 Does the guideline need any changes
before it is introduced? (If so, what
do you suggest?)
5 Is there anything that would stop
this guideline from being applied
where you work?
6 Does your facility already have
systems/programs in place that
would make it easier to introduce
this guideline?
7 Could you begin to apply this
guideline to your work in the next 12
months?
8 Would you need further education/
training before you could apply this
guideline to your work?
9 Would other staff need further
education/training before they could
apply this guideline to their work?
10 Would management need to change
before this guideline could be
introduced at work?
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