The conference “After the diagnosis: reception, transfer and transformation of scientific knowledge in nursing homes”, held in mid-October at the Círculo de Bellas Artes, served as the setting for presenting the findings of the PRE-BORED project (Well-being and prevention of boredom in Spanish nursing homes). This study, funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions grants from the Horizon 2020 program of the European Union, has analyzed daily life, activities, autonomy, social relationships, and working conditions in twenty residential centers across five autonomous communities, gathering data from 405 residents without cognitive impairment and 304 staff members.
The research, which combined quantitative and qualitative information, concludes that there are significant challenges, such as designing meaningful activities connected to residents' interests, facilitating their autonomy and participation, addressing unwanted loneliness, improving professional working conditions to allow for more care time, and systematically listening to the experiences of residents and staff for continuous center improvement.
According to Josefa Ros, well-being in nursing homes depends not only on the availability of activities but also on how daily life is organized and whether individuals can maintain their interests, relationships, decision-making capacity, and sense of belonging. The research now continues in the Community of Madrid with PRE-BORED II, funded by the Ramón y Cajal grant, focusing on the development and evaluation of co-created interventions.
The conference included participation from researchers and other stakeholders interested in the reality of nursing homes. It concluded with the presentation of 'En Pie', an original song by the band Casus Belli inspired by the results of PRE-BORED, which Ros considers an initiative for knowledge transfer through music to reach broader audiences.
