Loeb Susan J, Penrod Janice, Myers Valerie H, Baney Brenda L, Strickfaden Sophia M, Kitt-Lewis Erin, Wion Rachel K
J Forensic Nurs. 2017 Oct/Dec;13(4):178-185. doi: 10.1097/JFN.0000000000000168.
Prisons and jails are facing sharply increased demands in caring for aged and dying inmates. Our Toolkit for Enhancing End-of-life Care in Prisons effectively addressed end-of-life (EOL) care; however, geriatric content was limited, and the product was not formatted for broad dissemination. Prior research adapted best practices in EOL care and aging; but, delivery methods lacked emerging technology-focused learning and interactivity.
Our purposes were to uncover current training approaches and preferences and to ascertain the technological capacity of correctional settings to deliver computer-based and other e-learning training.
An environmental scan was conducted with 11 participants from U.S. prisons and jails to ensure proper fit, in terms of content and technology capacity, between an envisioned computer-based training product and correctional settings.
Environmental scan findings focused on content of training, desirable qualities of training, prominence of "homegrown" products, and feasibility of commercial e-learning.
CONCLUSIONS/IMPLICATIONS: This study identified qualities of training programs to adopt and pitfalls to avoid and revealed technology-related issues to be mindful of when designing computer-based training for correctional settings, and participants spontaneously expressed an interest in geriatrics and EOL training using this learning modality as long as training allowed for tailoring of materials.
监狱在照顾老年和临终囚犯方面面临的需求急剧增加。我们的《监狱临终关怀提升工具包》有效地解决了临终关怀问题；然而，老年护理内容有限，且该产品未进行便于广泛传播的格式化处理。先前的研究采用了临终关怀和老龄化方面的最佳实践；但是，交付方式缺乏以新兴技术为重点的学习和互动性。
我们的目的是了解当前的培训方法和偏好，并确定惩教机构提供基于计算机和其他电子学习培训的技术能力。
对来自美国监狱的11名参与者进行了环境扫描，以确保在内容和技术能力方面，设想中的基于计算机的培训产品与惩教机构相匹配。
环境扫描结果集中在培训内容、培训的理想品质、“本土”产品的突出性以及商业电子学习的可行性上。
结论/启示：本研究确定了培训计划应采用的品质和应避免的陷阱，并揭示了在为惩教机构设计基于计算机的培训时需要注意的与技术相关的问题，并且参与者自发表达了对使用这种学习方式进行老年护理和临终关怀培训的兴趣，只要培训允许对材料进行定制。
