Workshops on diagnosis and management of dementia for general practitioners: a pre-post intervention study of dementia knowledge.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess improvements in dementia knowledge among general practitioner (GP) registrars and supervisors following their participation in dementia workshops.

Design

Pre-post intervention study.

Setting

General practice education in Australia.

Participants

296 GP registrars and 91 GP supervisors.

Interventions

Registrars participated in a 3-hour face-to-face workshop on diagnosing and managing dementia. Supervisors participated in a 2-hour modified version of the workshop designed to support them in teaching registrars.

Main outcome measures

The Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS) was used to assess overall dementia knowledge as well as knowledge on four subscales (causes and characteristics; communication and behaviour; care consi

SUBMITTER: Tierney L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6500330 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature