Development and evaluation of an educational intervention for general practitioners and staff caring for people with dementia living in residential facilities

Abstract

Background: Despite high levels of participation in dementia education, general practitioners (GPs) and residential care facility (RCF) staff report perceived learning needs. Small group education, which is flexible, individualized, practical and case-based, is sought. We aimed to develop educational interventions for GPs and RCF staff tailored to meet their perceived educational needs.

Acute care nurses' views on family participation and collaboration in fundamental care

“…If low health literacy is suspected, nurses should implement evidence‐based strategies such as (i) teach‐back (The Joint Commission, ); (ii) ask‐tell‐ask (Martino, ); or (iii) teach to a goal (Baker et al., ), to enhance patients' and families' understanding. Second, facilitators are crucial in translating PFCC into clinical practice (Beer et al., ; Ploeg et al., ; Thompson, Estabrooks, & Degner, ; Waugh, Marland, Henderson, Robertson, & Wilson, ). Therefore, opportunities should be created that involve motivated nurses in hospital orientation and education programmes to act as “PFCC champions” and role model ways that foster healthcare staff to enact behaviours that foster patient–family collaborations.…”

Communication skills training in dementia care: a systematic review of effectiveness, training content, and didactic methods in different care settings

“…and importance of dementia care education has been shown for different professions such as aged care workers (Flemming and FitzGerald, 2009), healthcare assistants in hospitals (Chapman and Law, 2009), and primary care physicians (Cherry et al, 2009;Beer et al, 2011). Nevertheless, healthcare professionals and family caregivers usually receive very little training and support to enable them to meet the specific communicative needs of people with dementia.…”

Organisational Culture in Residential Aged Care Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study

“…Costs, staff shortages, staff turnover and communication problems are cited as barriers to sustainable improvements in the care of people living in residential care facilities [2]. Although educational interventions in residential care may be evaluated positively by participants [3], we found evidence that impact on residents may be restricted by limited staff participation [4]. Focusing on sustainable culture change may offer an alternative method of quality improvement in residential care settings.…”