Dementia as Fixed or Malleable: Development and Validation of the Dementia Mindset Scale

Kunz, Lena K; Scheibe, Susanne; Wisse, Barbara; Boerner, Kathrin; Zemlin, Claudia

doi:10.1093/geroni/igaa023

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“…Dementia mindsets. Care professionals completed the Dementia Mindset Scale (see Supplementary Materials, Appendix A), a 12-item measure (Kunz et al, 2020). Six items measure a malleable dementia mindset ("Despite their gradual decline in attention span, persons with dementia are still able to engage in meaningful tasks when opportunities are provided"), while the other six items measure a fixed dementia mindset ("There is nothing one can do about the increasing disorientation in persons with dementia").…”

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“…Recently, the concept of dementia mindsets was introduced and a scale to measure it was developed ( Kunz et al, 2020 ). This concept originates from mindset theory ( Dweck & Leggett, 1988 ) and captures the idea that care professionals adopt fixed or malleable dementia mindsets to varying degrees.…”

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“…This entails that symptoms of dementia can be influenced by adjustments of environmental circumstances and social interactions to better meet individual needs. In a series of studies with care professionals in dementia care, the two mindsets were found to form two independent factors that were negatively related to each other ( Kunz et al, 2020 ). This suggests that care professionals can adopt both mindsets simultaneously, with one being more pronounced than the other.…”

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“…This additional nuance in how care professionals view dementia symptoms is captured by the concept of dementia mindsets that can be either malleable or fixed. Dementia mindsets are defined as the belief that expressions and progression of dementia symptoms, and how they affect persons’ quality of life, can (in case of a malleable mindset) or cannot (in case of a fixed mindset) be influenced by the social or physical environment ( Kunz et al, 2020 ). Dementia mindsets are important in the care context, as they predict job-related well-being in care professionals.…”

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“…Dementia mindsets are important in the care context, as they predict job-related well-being in care professionals. For example, a malleable dementia mindset predicted lower levels of disengagement, a facet of burnout, and higher sense of competence ( Kunz et al, 2020 ). However, care professionals’ behavioral consequences of dementia mindsets in care situations have not yet been explored.…”

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From dementia mindsets to emotions and behaviors: Predicting person-centered care in care professionals

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Background and Objective High-quality care standards for dementia care are increasingly based on person-centered care principles. To better understand facilitating factors of person-centered care this research focuses on individual characteristics of care professionals. Applying mindset theory to dementia care, we examined dementia mindsets (viewing dementia symptoms as either malleable or fixed) in care professionals. We tested whether there is a positive relationship between a malleable dementia mindset and person-centered care as well as a negative relationship between a fixed dementia mindset and person-centered care. Moreover, we examined whether care professionals’ emotional responses in care situations help explain associations between dementia mindsets and person-centered care. Research Design and Method In two cross-sectional studies, care professionals of long-term care facilities (total N = 370) completed a measure of dementia mindsets and reported their emotional and behavioral responses to five care scenarios. Regression and mediation analyses were performed. Findings The tested hypotheses were partially supported. A fixed dementia mindset predicted reported person-centered care negatively, while a malleable dementia mindset did not. Mediation analyses suggest that reduced negative emotions may underlie the association between a malleable mindset and reported person-centered care, while reduced positive emotions in care situations may underlie the association of a fixed mindset and reported person-centered care. Study 2 partially replicated these findings. A fixed mindset and positive emotional responses were the most robust predictors of reported person-centered care. Discussion and Implications This study extends knowledge on facilitators (positive emotional responses to care situations) and barriers (fixed dementia mindset) to person-centered care in care professionals working with persons with dementia. We discuss how dementia mindsets and emotional responses to care situations may be a fruitful target for trainings for care professionals.

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Dementia mindset of caregivers providing residential care for older persons: study protocol for a replication study on the validation of the Dementia Mindset Scale

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Rodrigues Recchia

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IntroductionProfessional caregivers’ perspectives on dementia and on people living with dementia (PlwD) can influence their feelings, judgements and behaviours in work situations, for example, how they think about symptoms, disease progression and the impact on a person’s quality of life. Their individual dementia mindset, which can be investigated with the 12-item Dementia Mindset Scale (DMS), might influence job satisfaction, work-related well-being and person-centred care. The aim of the proposed replication study is to confirm the results of the original study of the DMS and to test whether a malleable mindset is correlated with higher levels of caregiver education, dementia-specific professional experience/competence and dementia knowledge.Methods and analysisProfessional caregivers in residential care facilities for older persons who work directly with PlwD will be asked to answer an anonymous web-based online survey. The survey encompasses five standardised questionnaires: the DMS, the Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale, the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory, the Job-related Affective Well-being Scale and the Sense of Competence in Dementia Care Staff Scale. In addition, job satisfaction, the educational background, professional experience and work situation are surveyed. For replication, the analyses will re-evaluate the psychometric properties (structural validity, model fit, internal consistency and predictive validity) by applying descriptive statistics, regression analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and correlation analysis. The additional analyses will use descriptive statistics, regression analysis and correlation analysis. Rasch analysis will be used to rank the difficulty of the items.Ethics and disseminationThis study was approved by the ethics committee of the German Society of Nursing Science (ID number 23-004). No personal information will be gathered. The results of the study will be distributed nationally and internationally through peer-reviewed academic journals, conferences, institutional websites and journals for nursing care practice.

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Beliefs About the Malleability of Professional Skills and Abilities: Development and Validation of a Scale

Schmitt

Scheibe

2022

Journal of Career Assessment

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The concept of a professional skills and abilities mindset denotes beliefs that professional skills and abilities are either malleable (growth mindset) or are uncontrollable and difficult to change (fixed mindset). Based on the career construction theory, we argue that employees’ professional skills and abilities mindset represents an indicator of adaptive readiness that predicts career adaptability and adaptive responses in terms of learning and career engagement. Across four studies (total N = 709), we developed the 6-item professional skills and abilities mindset scale. Study 1 establishes a two-factor structure, satisfactory psychometric properties, and convergent validity. Studies 2 and 3 provide evidence of the criterion validity of the growth but not the fixed mindset subscale for career engagement and learning through career adaptability. Study 4 establishes moderate retest reliability across four weeks. This research establishes a previously neglected predictor of career-related resources and behaviors. Findings can inform vocational consulting and coaching.

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Dementia as Fixed or Malleable: Development and Validation of the Dementia Mindset Scale

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From dementia mindsets to emotions and behaviors: Predicting person-centered care in care professionals

From dementia mindsets to emotions and behaviors: Predicting person-centered care in care professionals

Dementia mindset of caregivers providing residential care for older persons: study protocol for a replication study on the validation of the Dementia Mindset Scale

Beliefs About the Malleability of Professional Skills and Abilities: Development and Validation of a Scale

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