TY - JOUR
T1 - Feasibility and utility of online dementia care training for hospital staff
T2 - The CARES® dementia-friendly hospital™ program
AU - Hobday, John V.
AU - Gaugler, Joseph E.
AU - Mittelman, Mary S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/3/1
Y1 - 2017/3/1
N2 - The current project tested the feasibility and utility of the CARES® Dementia-Friendly Hospital™ (CDFH) program, a 4-module, online training program for nursing assistants (NAs) and allied hospital workers (AHWs) who provide care to individuals with dementia. A single group pretest/posttest design was used for 25 hospital NAs/AHWs, and quantitative and qualitative data were collected to determine whether NAs’/AHWs’ knowledge of hospital-based dementia care significantly increased, and if CDFH was perceived as useful and acceptable. Dementia care knowledge increased significantly (p < 0.001). Open- and closed-ended data suggested that the delivery of online training to NAs/AHWs to enhance dementia care is feasible, useful, and efficient. Ongoing gaps in care exist for individuals with dementia in hospitals, and delivering robust training for NAs/AHWs may serve as an effective modality to enhance quality of dementia care in such settings.
AB - The current project tested the feasibility and utility of the CARES® Dementia-Friendly Hospital™ (CDFH) program, a 4-module, online training program for nursing assistants (NAs) and allied hospital workers (AHWs) who provide care to individuals with dementia. A single group pretest/posttest design was used for 25 hospital NAs/AHWs, and quantitative and qualitative data were collected to determine whether NAs’/AHWs’ knowledge of hospital-based dementia care significantly increased, and if CDFH was perceived as useful and acceptable. Dementia care knowledge increased significantly (p < 0.001). Open- and closed-ended data suggested that the delivery of online training to NAs/AHWs to enhance dementia care is feasible, useful, and efficient. Ongoing gaps in care exist for individuals with dementia in hospitals, and delivering robust training for NAs/AHWs may serve as an effective modality to enhance quality of dementia care in such settings.
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U2 - 10.3928/19404921-20170131-01
DO - 10.3928/19404921-20170131-01
M3 - Article
C2 - 28152156
AN - SCOPUS:85017222693
SN - 1940-4921
VL - 10
SP - 58
EP - 65
JO - Research in Gerontological Nursing
JF - Research in Gerontological Nursing
IS - 2
ER -