Development and evaluation of a dyadic intervention for elderly couples living with moderate-stage Parkinson disease.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this qualitative study was to develop, test and evaluate a dyadic intervention for elderly couples living with moderate-stage Parkinson disease.


METHODS
Based on Meleis's theory of transitions and following systemic and participatory approaches, the study comprised four steps informed by the intervention mapping process: 1) assessing couples' intervention needs, preferences and objectives; 2) developing and validating a dyadic intervention proposal; 3) formalizing the dyadic intervention; and 4) testing and evaluating the dyadic intervention.


RESULTS
The dyadic intervention consisted of seven 90-minutes sessions held every other week. Intervention content and strategies used were based on couples' needs, preferences and objectives, as well as specific theories, models and empirical findings.


CONCLUSIONS
This study can assist nurses involved in different domains of practice and interested in developing and evaluating theoretically based dyadic interventions.
Neurology, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, H2L 4M1 Montréal, Canada; Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal, H3C 3J7 Montréal, Canada. Electronic address: line.beaudet.chum@ssss.gouv.qc.ca.
Line
L
Beaudet
Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal, H3C 3J7 Montréal, Canada.
Francine
F
Ducharme
Neurology, Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, H2L 4M1 Montréal, Canada.
Nathalie
N
L'Écuyer
Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal, H3C 3J7 Montréal, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, H3C 3J7 Montréal, Canada.
Sylvain
S
Chouinard
Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal, H3C 3J7 Montréal, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, H3C 3J7 Montréal, Canada.
Nicolas
N
Jodoin
Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal, H3C 3J7 Montréal, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, H3C 3J7 Montréal, Canada.
Michel
M
Panisset
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Development; Dyadic intervention; Evaluation; Intervention mapping; Parkinson