Feasibility and Utility of Online Dementia Care Training for Hospital Staff: The CARES^® Dementia-Friendly Hospital^™ Program.

ABSTRACT: The current project tested the feasibility and utility of the CARES® Dementia-Friendly Hospital™ (CDFH) program, a 4-module, online training program for nursing assistants (NAs) and allied hospital workers (AHWs) who provide care to individuals with dementia. A single group pretest/posttest design was used for 25 hospital NAs/AHWs, and quantitative and qualitative data were collected to determine whether NAs'/AHWs' knowledge of hospital-based dementia care significantly increased, and if CDFH was perceived as useful and acceptable. Dementia care knowledge increased significantly (p < 0.001). Open- and closed-ended data suggested that the delivery of online training to NAs/AHWs to enhance dementia care is feasible, useful, and efficient. Ongoing gaps in care exist for individuals with demen

SUBMITTER: Hobday JV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5769481 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature