Efficacy of Psychosocial Care Training Programme for the Staff Working in Old Age Homes
Manjunatha Shivarudraiah,
Thirumoorthy Ammapattian,
Sojan Antony
et al.
Abstract:Background: Training the old-age home staff is essential in raising geriatric mental health care standards in India. Inadequate knowledge on ageing and psychosocial interventions is a significant issue in old-age homes. Old-age home staff must know how to provide individualized psychosocial care and support for older adults. Hence this study aimed to test the feasibility of the psychosocial care training program for the staff working in old-age homes. Methods: A quasi-experimental research design (pre-post wit… Show more
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