A dementia care training using mobile e-learning with mentoring support for home care workers: a controlled study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Caring of older adults with dementia at home can be challenging for home care workers. There is a need to develop suitable training for home care workers to improve the quality of dementia care. We evaluated a 12-week dementia care training including mobile e-learning, social networking, and mentoring support group meetings on the dementia care knowledge, attitude, and competence of home care workers.

Methods

This controlled study involved 140 home care workers from two home care agencies, which were selected from 12 home care agencies in eastern Taiwan. The two home care agencies were randomly allocated either the intervention group or the control group. The intervention group received mobile e-learning, mentor-led online social support networking, and monthly fa

SUBMITTER: Su HF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7885550 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature