Recommendations for staff education and training for older people with mental illness in long-term aged care

Moyle, Wendy; Hsu, Mei Chi; Lieff, Susan; Vernooij‐Dassen, Myrra

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“…A recent metaanalysis demonstrated that didactic training alone is unlikely to have any impact on professional practice in health-care settings [17]. Indeed, there is growing evidence to support the combination of didactic training and interactive workshops to induce changes in professional practice [18]. For example, LTC staff knowledge and attitudes on working with people with dementia were improved when an integrative approach to training was applied (i.e.…”

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Caring for older people with dementia: An exploratory study of staff knowledge and perception of training in three Australian dementia care facilities

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Caring for older people with dementia: An exploratory study of staff knowledge and perception of training in three Australian dementia care facilities

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“…Most of the studies on staff training focus on teaching skills to caring staff in reducing challenging behaviours in residents with dementia (Moyle, Hsu, Lieff, & Vernooij-Dassen, 2010). In line with person-centred care principles, these training programmes seek to encourage staff to interpret challenging behaviours from the point of view of persons with dementia (Edvardsson et al, 2008) and as an expression of an unmet need (Algase et al, 1996).…”

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Using appreciative inquiry to implement person-centred dementia care in hospital wards

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The quality of care of persons with dementia in hospitals is not optimal and can be challenging. Moreover, staff may find difficulty in translating what they have learned during training into practice. This paper report the development and evaluation of a set of workshops using an appreciative inquiry approach to implement person-centred dementia care in two hospital wards. Staff worked collaboratively to develop a ward vision and to implement a number of action plans. Using appreciative inquiry approach, staff attitudes towards persons with dementia improved, inter-professional collaboration was enhanced and small changes in staff practices were noted. Dementia care in hospitals can be enhanced by empowering staff to take small but concrete actions after they engage in appreciative inquiry workshops, during which they are listened to and appreciated for what they can contribute.

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“…Difficulties in determining where the person ‘fits’ in a fragmented policy environment, and whether older people are ultimately worthy of service provision, are likely to make it easier for health professionals to shunt older people between services. Difficulties in navigating the system also lead to older people being housed in residential facilities where their mental health needs may not be adequately understood or addressed due to lack of training in how best to support mental health or manage patients with a mental illness (Moyle et al, 2010). …”

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Fragmentation in Australian Commonwealth and South Australian State policy on mental health and older people: A governmentality analysis

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Mental health care for older people is a significant and growing issue in Australia and internationally. This article describes how older people’s mental health is governed through policy discourse by examining Australian Commonwealth and South Australian State government policy documents, and commentaries from professional groups, advocacy groups and non-governmental organisations. Documents published between 2009 and 2014 were analysed using a governmentality approach, informed by Foucault. Discourses of ‘risk’, ‘ageing as decline/dependence’ and ‘healthy ageing’ were identified. Through these discourses, different neo-liberal governmental strategies are applied to ‘target’ groups according to varying risk judgements. Three policy approaches were identified where older people are (1) absent from policy, (2) governed as responsible, active citizens or (3) governed as passive recipients of health care. This fragmented policy response to older people’s mental health reflects fragmentation in the Australian policy environment. It constructs an ambiguous place for older people within neo-liberal governmental rationality, with significant effects on the health system, older people and their carers.

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Recommendations for staff education and training for older people with mental illness in long-term aged care

Abstract: Methodological weaknesses are common and highlight the need for further replication studies using strong research designs.

Cited by 37 publications

References 29 publications

Caring for older people with dementia: An exploratory study of staff knowledge and perception of training in three Australian dementia care facilities

Caring for older people with dementia: An exploratory study of staff knowledge and perception of training in three Australian dementia care facilities

Using appreciative inquiry to implement person-centred dementia care in hospital wards

Fragmentation in Australian Commonwealth and South Australian State policy on mental health and older people: A governmentality analysis

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