Higher education provision for professionals working with people with dementia: A scoping exercise

Pulsford, David; Hope, Kevin; Thompson, Rachel

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2006.02.003

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“…18 Nonetheless, substantial studies observed that nurses were inadequately trained and educated. 19 Further, nurses were unsuccessful to meet the needs of people with dementia. 20 However, these deficits in nursing staff indicate the need for continuous education, particularly in taking care of elderly with dementia.…”

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“…13 This instrument consists of 20 items with 7-point Likert scale that ranged from 'strongly disagree' to 'strongly agree' to reveal nursing students' attitudes toward dementia in two sub-domains namely "dementia knowledge' ( items 3,7,10,11,12,14,15,18,19,20) and "social comfort" (items 1,2,4,5,6,8,9,13,16,17) with good psychometric properties (Cronbach's alpha 0.83-0.85). Points ranging from 1 to 7 were given to each response such that the more positive the response, the higher the score.…”

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Knowledge and attitudes of undergraduate nursing students toward dementia: An Indian perspective

Poreddi

Carpenter²,

Gandhi

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Objective. This work evaluated nursing students' knowledge and attitudes toward individuals with Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Methodology. This was a transversal, descriptive study carried out with a randomly selected group of nursing students (N = 122) from Bangalore, India, in 2013. The study used the Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge scale (30 questions with true-false options) and the Attitude toward Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias scale (20 questions scored with seven Likert-type options; the higher the score, the better the attitude). Results. The findings revealed that 56% of the questions were answered correctly and the average attitude score was 95 ± 1.5. A negative correlation was observed between age and knowledge of dementia (r = -0.323; p < 0.01). Conclusion. The participants have inadequate knowledge of dementia. However, they have positive attitudes towards patients with dementia, giving way to improving their knowledge related to this disease. Thereby, there is urgent need to enhance the undergraduate study plan with respect to the content of this theme and strengthen the attitudes of comprehensive care to individuals with dementia.Key words: Alzheimer disease; attitude; cross-sectional studies; dementia; India; students, nursing. Conocimientos y actitudes de los estudiantes de enfermería hacia la demencia: Una perspectiva hindúObjetivo. Evaluar en los estudiantes de enfermería el conocimiento y las actitudes hacia las personas con enfermedad de Alzheimer y demencia. Metodología. Estudio de descriptivo de tipo transversal llevado a cabo en un grupo seleccionado en forma aleatoria de estudiantes de enfermería (N=122) de Bangalore, India, en 2013. Se utilizaron las escalas: Alzheimer's Disease Knowledge Scale (30 preguntas con opciones verdadero/falso) y The Attitude toward Alzheimer's disease and Related Dementias Scale (20 preguntas calificadas con 7 opciones tipo Likert, a mayor puntaje mejor es la actitud). Resultados. Los hallazgos revelaron que el 56% de las preguntas fueron contestadas correctamente y el 520 • Invest Educ Enferm. 2015;33(3) Vijayalakshmi Poreddi • Brian D Carpenter • Sailaxmi Gandhi • Rama Chandra • Suresh BadaMath promedio puntaje de actitud fue 95±1.5 Se Observó una correlación negativa entre la edad y el conocimiento sobre la demencia (r=-0.323; p<0.01). Conclusion. Los participantes tienen un inadecuado conocimiento sobre la demencia. Sin embargo, que poseen actitudes alentadoras hacia los pacientes con demencia dando espacio a mejorar sus conocimientos relacionados con esta enfermedad. Por lo tanto, hay una necesidad urgente de fortalecer el plan de estudios de pregrado con respecto al contenido de este tema y fortalecer las actitudes el cuidado integral a las personas con demencia.Palabras clave: enfermedad de Alzheimer; actitud; estudios transversales; demencia; India; estudiantes de enfermería. Conhecimentos e atitudes dos estudantes de enfermagem para a demência: Uma perspectiva indianaObjetivo. Avaliar nos estudantes de enfermagem o conhecimento e as ati...

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Knowledge and attitudes of undergraduate nursing students toward dementia: An Indian perspective

Poreddi

Carpenter²,

Gandhi

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“…Findings from the first national UK survey of higher education provision related to dementia care both within the pre-registration and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes for health and social care professionals also confirm that the dementia curriculum content varied within the mental health branches of nursing and was dependent upon the experience and commitment of the lecturer to the subject. The survey also reported that specialised diploma and degree level courses on dementia towards CPD were not adequate (Pulsford, Hope, & Thompson, 2007).The author of this paper developed a post graduate module on Dementia within the School's strategic new Master's programme, a Master of Science in Health and Wellbeing of the Older Person, for health and social care professionals in early 2013. Formal and informal focus group interviews with undergraduate students identified significant gaps around content, continuity, and consistency in the dementia curriculum and resulted in mapping the dementia content within the pre-registration nursing programme (Adult & Mental Health) at the School of Health Sciences, University of Stirling.…”

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Being Dementia Smart (BDS): A Dementia Nurse Education Journey in Scotland

Macaden

2016

International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship

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There is a global demographic transition secondary to population ageing. The number of older people living with multimorbidities including dementia has been significantly rising both in developed and developing countries. It is estimated that there would be 74.7 million people living with dementia by 2030 that would escalate to 135.46 million by 2050. 62 % of people with dementia currently live in low and middle income countries that are very poorly resourced to cope with this epidemic. Dementia is now duly recognised as a national priority within the UK and a global priority at the 2013 G8 Summit. Management and care of an individual with dementia requires a multidisciplinary approach with expertise and a competent skill base. Nurses are central to the delivery of dementia care delivery in hospitals, community and residential care settings. It is against this background that this pre-registration integrated dementia curriculum was developed to build capacity and capability with dementia expertise among the future nursing workforce in Scotland in line with the National Dementia Strategy.Keywords: Dementia curriculum, pre-registration, nursing education, ScotlandThe population demographics are changing globally with a dramatic age related demographic transition that poses significant implications for older people, policy makers, educators and service providers. It is projected that there would be more people over the age of 60 in comparison to 5 year olds by 2020 and by 2050, there would be two billion people worldwide over the age of 60 (World Health Organisation [WHO], 2015). The United Kingdom is no exception to this global phenomenon.By 2035 in the United Kingdom (UK), the number of people aged 85 and over is projected to be almost 2.5 times larger than in 2010, reaching 3.5 million, accounting for 5 per cent of the total population. The population aged 65 and over will account for 23 per cent of the total population in 2035 (Office for National Statistics, 02 March 2012). Dementia that is increasingly becoming a common long term condition in older adults is a growing global challenge, with the number of people living with dementia set to rise sharply in the future; there are an estimated 74.7 million people with dementia worldwide by 2030 and this number is expected to grow to a 131.5 million by 2050 (Alzheimer's Disease International, August 2015). Recent estimates suggest that around 90,000 people in Scotland alone live with a diagnosis of dementia of which 3200 of them are below the age of 65 (Alzheimer Scotland, 2015). Dementia was declared as a public health priority in 2012 by the WHO (2012).This scale of a dementia epidemic poses challenges to both public health and social care systems that imminently require resources, capability and capacity building alongside research to inform policy and practice through education (Muangpaisana, Intalapaprona, & Assantachaia, 2008). Management and care of an individual with dementia requires a multidisciplinary/multiagency approach with expertise and a c...

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“…Little is currently known about the quantity or content of dementia education provision within existing health programmes provided by HEIs. Pulsford et al (2007) surveyed 22 universities in the UK and found in undergraduate courses leading to professional registration, there was limited input on dementia, ranging from 3 to 54 hours in mental health nursing programmes, 0 to 6 hours for adult nursing students, and 0 to 8 hours in both occupational therapy and social work courses. Similarly, Traynor et al (2011) in mapping nursing curricula content in Australia and UK revealed an ad hoc and sparse inclusion of dementia education in undergraduate programmes.…”

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Dementia education in Higher Education Institutions

Collier

Knifton

Surr

2015

Nurse Education Today

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Higher education provision for professionals working with people with dementia: A scoping exercise

Cited by 65 publications

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Knowledge and attitudes of undergraduate nursing students toward dementia: An Indian perspective

Knowledge and attitudes of undergraduate nursing students toward dementia: An Indian perspective

Being Dementia Smart (BDS): A Dementia Nurse Education Journey in Scotland

Dementia education in Higher Education Institutions

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