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Knowledge translation regarding financial abuse and dementia for the banking sector
— the development and testing of an education tool | | Author(s) | Carmelle Peisah, Sangita Bhatia, Jenna Macnab, Henry Brodaty |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 31, no 7, July 2016 |
| Publisher | Wiley Blackwell, July 2016 |
| Pages | pp 702-707 |
| Source | www.orangejournal.org |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Financial services [older people] ; Elder abuse ; Banks ; Personnel ; Education ; Australia. |
| Annotation | Financial abuse is the most common form of elder abuse. Capacity Australia, established to promote education regarding capacity and abuse prevention across health, legal and financial sectors, was awarded a grant by the Dementia Collaborative Research Centre to educate the banking sector on financial abuse and dementia. In this study the authors aimed to develop a knowledge translation tool for bank staff on the issue. The banking sector across Australia was engaged and consulted to develop a tailored education tool based on Australian Banking Association's Guidelines on Financial Abuse Prevention, supplemented by information related to dementia, financial capacity and supported decision-making. The tool was tested on 69 banking staff across Australia from two major banks. An online education tool using adaptive learning was developed, comprising a pre-test of 15 multiple choice questions, followed by a learning module tailored to the individual's performance on the pre-test, and a post-test to assess knowledge translation. A significant increase in scores was demonstrated when baseline scores were compared with post-course scores. The tool took approximately 10-20 minutes to complete depending on the knowledge of participant and continuity of completion. The Australian banking industry was amenable to assist in the development of a tailored education tool on dementia, abuse and financial capacity. This online e-tool provides an effective medium for knowledge translation. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160624200 A |
| Classmark | EA: J: QNT: WNM: QM: V: 7YA |
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