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| The effects of the implementation of snoezelen on the quality of working life in psychogeriatric care | | Author(s) | Julia C M van Weert, Alexandra M van Dulmen, Peter M M Spreeuwenberg |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 17, no 3, September 2005 |
| Pages | pp 407-428 |
| Source | http://journals.cambridge.org |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Therapy ; Psychiatric treatment ; Nursing homes ; Conditions of employment ; Quality ; Longitudinal surveys ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | Dementia in nursing home residents is often accompanied by high care dependency and behavioural disturbances, resulting in an increased workload for the caregivers. Snoezelen, integrated into 24-hour dementia care, is an approach that might improve dementia caregivers' quality of working life. This Dutch study investigated the effectiveness of integrated snoezelen on work-related outcomes (workload and psychological outcomes) of caregivers in psychogeriatric nursing homes. A quasi-experimental pre- and post-test design was used, comparing six psychogeriatric wards that implemented snoezelen in 24-hour care to six control wards that continued to give usual care. 129 certified nursing assistants (CNAs) were included in the pre-test and 127 CNAs in the post-test. The six intervention wards received a 4-day in-house training programme. The intervention further consisted of implementation activities on the ward (e.g. stimulation preference screening, workgroup), three in-house follow-up meetings and two general meetings. Measurements on workload, perceived problems, stress reactions, job satisfaction and burnout were performed at baseline and after 18 months. A significant treatment effect in favour of the experimental group was found for time pressure, perceived problems, stress reactions and emotional exhaustion. CNAs of the experimental group also improved on their overall job satisfaction score. In particular, they were more satisfied with the quality of care and with their contact with residents. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-051116205 A |
| Classmark | EA: LO: LP: LHB: WKA: 59: 3J: 76H |
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