Effective Dementia Education and Training for the Health and Social Care Workforce: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Surr, Claire; Gates, Cara; Irving, Donna; Oyebode, Jan R.; Smith, Sarah; Parveen, Sahdia; Drury, Michelle; Dennison, Alison

doi:10.3102/0034654317723305

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“…Clinical benefits from early intervention and diagnosis take into account the right to a diagnosis, the potential for advanced care planning and the opportunity to optimise medical care including attention to physical comorbidities, better knowledge of available services, and timely delivery of additional support and care when the need should arise [10,11]. Online learning can provide a platform for health professionals to access flexible education to improve awareness, knowledge and skills in delivering quality dementia care [12].…”

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Translating facilitated multimodal online learning into effective person-centred practice for the person living with dementia among health care staff in Australia: an observational study

2020

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Background: This paper aims to identify whether health care staff perceive a 12-week online facilitated, multimodal, person-centred care, dementia education program influences their knowledge, skills, behaviour and practice improvement activities in dementia care. In particular it will examine a dementia education program 'Positive Approach to Care of the Older Person with Dementia' (The Program).Methods: Three clusters of online questions were developed. Participants completed the first cluster at course completion (N = 1455;2013-2016). The second cluster was added into the 2015-2016 exit-surveys to measure clinical practice improvement (CPI) activities implementation (N = 520). Thirdly, all participants were invited to a 2018 follow-up survey (N = 343). The Program was also matched with key factors that are likely to result in effective online dementia education programs. Results: The Program had a 78% completion rate. At course completion (2013-2016, N = 1455), 62% felt that the online forums generated useful discussion and 92% thought their work would support implementing their new knowledge and skills. In 2015-16, participants (N = 520) reported that The Program had influenced their practice in terms of new knowledge (87%), understanding (87%), awareness (88%), and new ideas about delivering dementia care (80%). Almost all (95%) participants indicated they had changed 'an aspect of their own professional practice'. Sixty-three percent had planned to develop a CPI activity. Of those (N = 310), 40% developed a new or improved tool and 21% planned to deliver education or create new resources. The most common CPI activities reported in the 2018 follow-up survey (N = 343) included education (49%) and role modelling of new behaviour (47%). Additionally, 75% indicated their CPI influenced their practice and had influenced patients (53%) and colleagues (53%). Fifty-seven percent reported their projects were sustained for 12 months or more.

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“…2. Individualised, based on learner's profile and background [12,22] • Program relates to all clinicians regardless of their role and experience.…”

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Translating facilitated multimodal online learning into effective person-centred practice for the person living with dementia among health care staff in Australia: an observational study

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“…Numerous staff training programmes to enhance person-centred care have been conducted. Factors that contribute to an effective training programme in care were investigated in a recent review by Surr et al [59] identifying the common features of the most effective programmes: the importance of an experienced facilitator, providing training directly relevant to the participant's roles, building on previous experience and involving active face-to-face participation. Therefore, replacing the nursing staff with activity coordinators is not recommended.…”

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Engagement in Everyday Activities among People Living in Indian Nursing Homes: The Association with Person-Centredness

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Engedal

Rokstad

2020

Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord Extra

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Introduction: It has been reported that residents living in nursing homes are often inactive and lonely and are offered a limited number of activities. However, high engagement in activities has been reported to improve residents' quality of life and engagement in personalized activities can even reduce agitation and enhance positive mood. Information regarding occupational patterns and purpose in life is well established in Western countries. However, we know next to nothing about how people living in Indian nursing homes spend their days. Objective: To explore the participation in everyday activities among older people in Indian nursing homes and the extent to which engagement in activities is associated with personcentred care. Methods: The study was conducted in 6 nursing homes in India, comprising 147 residents. In all, 23 nursing staff took part and completed a 26-item questionnaire about resident activities based on the Multi-Dimensional Dementia Assessment Scale and the Person-Directed Care Questionnaire. Person-centredness was measured with the Person-Centred Care Assessment Tool. Results: We found low participation in everyday activities among the residents. Participation in religious activities was the most frequent, whereas the least used activities were excursions, participating in cultural activities, taking part in educational programmes, visiting a restaurant and going to the cinema. A significant positive association was found between person-centred care and participation in religious activities, engagement in an activity programme and physical activity. Conclusions: The most frequently attended activity was religious activities. Person-centred care was associated with participation in religious activities, engagement in an activity programme, physical activity, spending time in the garden and playing and listening to music.

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“…Previous reviews of dementia knowledge training for caregivers indicate that in general, dementia education leads to improved caregiver outcomes . However, most of these reviews focused on training content such as attitudes and beliefs, confidence, perceived competence and self‐efficacy.…”

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Knowledge evaluation instruments for dementia caregiver education programs: A scoping review

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Tang

Tabassum

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Geriatrics Gerontology Int

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With the increase in our older adult population, there is a need for dementia training for informal and formal dementia caregivers. The objective of this scoping study is to assess dementia knowledge instruments utilized in educational programs and interventions intended for formal and informal dementia caregivers. Scoping review methodology was used to search PubMed, PsycInfo, CINAHL and Web of Science with tailored database search terms. The search yielded 8101 results, with 35 studies meeting inclusion. Studies were conducted in eight countries, had varying study designs (randomized controlled trials [RCTs] = 9, non-RCTs = 6, one-group study design = 20) and utilized previously published (19) and author developed (16) instruments. Furthermore, the studies were internationally diverse, conducted in the United States (n = 18), Australia (n = 7), UK (n = 3), China (n = 2), Canada (n = 2), Taiwan (n = 1), Brazil (n = 1) and multi-country (n = 1). Only two studies focused on minority populations. While author-developed instruments may be more relevant and timesaving, studies should strive to validate instruments or use previously published instruments to help standardize findings across studies and understand better the effects of educational programs on caregiver knowledge. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2020; 20: 397-413.

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Effective Dementia Education and Training for the Health and Social Care Workforce: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Cited by 223 publications

References 89 publications

Translating facilitated multimodal online learning into effective person-centred practice for the person living with dementia among health care staff in Australia: an observational study

Translating facilitated multimodal online learning into effective person-centred practice for the person living with dementia among health care staff in Australia: an observational study

Engagement in Everyday Activities among People Living in Indian Nursing Homes: The Association with Person-Centredness

Knowledge evaluation instruments for dementia caregiver education programs: A scoping review

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