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Managing behavioural symptoms of dementia
— effectiveness of staff education and peer support | | Author(s) | S M Visser, M P McCabe, C Hudgson |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 12, no 1, January 2008 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, January 2008 |
| Pages | pp 47-55 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Behaviour disorders ; Symptoms ; Residents [care homes] ; Management [care] ; Training [welfare work] ; Australia. |
| Annotation | This study was designed to investigate the impact of staff education on the behaviour and quality of life of residents with dementia and on staff members' attitudes about working with people with dementia and level of burnout. 52 staff from three aged care facilities in Australia participated in the study. These facilities were randomly assigned to use one of two intervention groups or a control group. Staff assigned to the intervention groups received an 8-week behaviourally-based programme. Staff from one aged care facility also participated in a peer support group designed to reinforce educational material and facilitate positive changes among staff members. Behavioural symptoms displayed by the 76 residents in the three facilities were also assessed. Assessments were conducted at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 3- and 6-month follow-ups. Results indicate that education or peer support was not associated with an improvement in resident behaviour or quality of life. education or peer support also did not affect staff members' level of burnout. There was, however, a change in staff members' attitudes about working with people with dementia. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080409207 A |
| Classmark | EA: EP: CT: KX: QA: QW: 7YA |
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