Using interprofessional dementia learning opportunities to prepare the future healthcare workforce: findings from a pilot study

Davison, Elizabeth; Housden, Sarah; Lindqvist, Susanne

doi:10.1080/13561820.2018.1551863

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“…We found that Dementia Friends sessions are effective in impacting participant attitudes towards people living with dementia, which aligns with previous research (Cowen, 2019;Davison et al, 2019;Gibson et al, 2020;Michell et al, 2017). Dementia Friends participants self-reported that through the session, they learned how to better support people living with dementia in their community and felt inspired to contribute to making a more Dementia-Friendly community through ongoing action after the session.…”

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“…Champions witnessed this change in Dementia Friends participants as well, adding that the supportive community atmosphere, as well as having a designated space to discuss dementia and challenge misperceptions, allowed for participants' negative attitudes about dementia to shift. Similarly, Davison et al (2019) found that Dementia Friends participants benefit from learning about dementia in a group setting, having an opportunity to share and develop relationships, while also learning about another view on dementia.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…Previous research has focused on evaluating Dementia Friends with nursing students specifically (Baillie et al, 2015; Mitchell et al, 2017), university students more generally (Cowen, 2019; Davison et al, 2019), or adolescents (Farina et al, 2020a, 2020b; Gibson et al, 2020). Across each of these populations, the research has shown that Dementia Friends is effective in positively impacting participants’ awareness and attitudes towards people living with dementia across populations.…”

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Implementation and impact of a Dementia Friends pilot

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Introduction Dementia Friends is a dementia awareness program that trains lay leaders (called “dementia champions”) to give presentations about dementia to combat stigma in their community. Objective In this mixed methods study, we aimed to evaluate the impact and implementation of a pilot Dementia Friends program in Washington State to assess whether it improved attitudes towards people living with dementia. Method Fifteen champions were recruited, who organized 22 Dementia Friends sessions, reaching 214 Dementia Friends participants. We collected data through interviews with champions and surveys administered to Dementia Friends participants before, immediately after, and 1-month after attending a Dementia Friends session. The survey collected demographic information and measured respondent attitudes towards people living with dementia using the Dementia Attitudes Scale. Results Quantitative analysis showed that Dementia Attitude scores improved after a Dementia Friends session; this improvement was maintained through the 1-month follow-up. In qualitative analysis of champion interviews, we identified several suggestions regarding implementation of the Dementia Friends program, which could strengthen the program and better support champions in their role, such as increasing logistical assistance during participant recruitment. Conclusion Dementia Friends sessions were effective in improving participant attitudes towards people living with dementia and inspiring ongoing action towards building Dementia-Friendly communities. Champions found deep meaning in their role, but would benefit from increased support to make the volunteer role more sustainable. Our findings can inform efforts to successfully deliver Dementia Friends in other locations.

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“…In this context, IPE can pave the way to prepare the future dementia work force for the delivery of integrated care (44,46). The format of IPE in dementia care varies from (extra-)curricular under-and postgraduate programs of different length (45,48,(51)(52)(53)(54), including online and technology-based education formats that allow for synchronous and asynchronous elaboration of teaching contents (45,52,53). In general, interprofessional dementia education resulted in increased knowledge about dementia and improved attitudes and empathy toward persons with dementia and their carers (44,48,51,(53)(54)(55).…”

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“…The format of IPE in dementia care varies from (extra-)curricular under-and postgraduate programs of different length (45,48,(51)(52)(53)(54), including online and technology-based education formats that allow for synchronous and asynchronous elaboration of teaching contents (45,52,53). In general, interprofessional dementia education resulted in increased knowledge about dementia and improved attitudes and empathy toward persons with dementia and their carers (44,48,51,(53)(54)(55). Regarding interprofessional collaborative competencies, the majority of the studies focused on the modification of attitudes, knowledge and skills (Barr et al level 2a,2b) (44,45,(53)(54)(55)(56)(57), mostly with positive findings.…”

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Interprofessional education: a necessity in Alzheimer’s dementia care—a pilot study

Dressel,

Ablinger,

Lauer

et al. 2023

Front. Med.

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IntroductionInterprofessional collaboration is seen as an indispensable prerequisite for high-quality health services and patient care, especially for complex diseases such as dementia. Thus, the current project aimed to extend interprofessional and competency-based education in the field of dementia care to the previously understudied therapy professions of nutrition, speech-language pathology, and physiotherapy.MethodsA three-day workshop was designed to provide specific learning objectives related to patient-centered dementia care, as well as competences for interprofessional collaboration. Teaching and learning approaches included case-based learning in simulated interprofessional case-conferences and peer-teaching. A total of 42 students (n = 20 nutrition therapy and counseling, n = 8 speech-language pathology, n = 14 physiotherapy), ranging from first to seventh semester, finished the whole workshop and were considered in data analysis. Changes in self-perceived attitudes toward interprofessional collaboration and education were measured by the German version of the UWE-IP. An in-house questionnaire was developed to evaluate knowledge and skills in the field of dementia, dementia management and interprofessional collaboration.ResultsParticipation in the workshop led to significant improvements in the total scores of the UWE-IP-D and the in-house questionnaire, as well as their respective subscales. Moderate to large effect sizes were achieved. All professions improved significantly in both questionnaires with large effect sizes. Significant differences between professions were found in the UWE-IP-D total score between students of speech-language pathology and physiotherapy in the posttest. Students of nutrition therapy and counseling revealed a significant lower level of self-perceived knowledge and skills in the in-house questionnaire pre- and post-testing.DiscussionThe pilot-study confirms the effectiveness of interprofessional education to promote generic and interprofessional dementia care competencies and to develop positive attitudes toward interprofessional learning and collaboration in the therapy professions, thus increasing professional diversity in interprofessional education research. Differences between professions were confounded by heterogenous semester numbers and participation conditions. To achieve a curricular implementation, interprofessional education should be expanded to include a larger group of participants belonging to different professions, start early in the study program, and be evaluated over the long term.

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Innovation in dementia education within undergraduate healthcare programmes: A scoping review

Williams

Daley

2021

Nurse Education Today

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Using interprofessional dementia learning opportunities to prepare the future healthcare workforce: findings from a pilot study

Cited by 7 publications

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Implementation and impact of a Dementia Friends pilot

Implementation and impact of a Dementia Friends pilot

Interprofessional education: a necessity in Alzheimer’s dementia care—a pilot study

Innovation in dementia education within undergraduate healthcare programmes: A scoping review

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