Promoting Elderspeak Awareness: Adapting Changing Talk Online Communication Education for Adult Day Services Staff.

ABSTRACT: Communication is fundamental for dementia care across long-term services and support (LTSS) settings. Education increasing nursing home (NH) staff awareness of person-centered communication has reduced staff elderspeak communication and reduced resistiveness to care of residents with dementia. The current study tested the Changing Talk Online (CHATO) education with adult day services (ADS) staff to identify strategies for adaptation for other LTSS settings. Three dementia-specific ADS sites participated in the CHATO education program. Participants completed knowledge assessment, communication ratings, and confidence ratings on providing care pre- and post-CHATO; a program evaluation; and rated their intention to use skills in practice. Findings were compared to an earlier study of CHATO in

SUBMITTER: Williams K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10037668 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature