scholarly journals Hospital Staff’s Attitudes Toward and Knowledge About Dementia Before and After a Two-Day Dementia Training Program

2020 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 355-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Schneider ◽  
Anton Schönstein ◽  
Winfried Teschauer ◽  
Andreas Kruse ◽  
Birgit Teichmann
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Attitude Change ◽  
Challenging Behavior ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Positive Trend ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Targeted Interventions ◽  
People With Dementia

Background: The outcomes of hospitalized People with Dementia (PwD) are likely to be negative due to, among other key causes, negative staff attitudes and limited staff knowledge regarding dementia. Targeted interventions have been shown to positively change the attitudes of the hospital staff while also increasing their overall knowledge of dementia. However, training effects are often short-lived and frequently long-term effects are not examined in studies. Objective: To examine whether attending a dementia training program changes the attitudes of hospital staff toward PwD and/or increases their knowledge levels about dementia, and whether or not these changes are stable. Methods: The training program lasted two days and N = 60 attending hospital staff members agreed to participate in the study. Data were assessed with questionnaires prior to the training, 3 months, and 6 months after the training. German versions of the Dementia Attitude Scale (DAS-D) and the Knowledge in Dementia (KIDE) scale were used. Additionally, data about perception of PwD and confidence in dealing with challenging behavior were collected and analyzed. Results: After the training program, participants showed a significantly better attitude toward PwD as measured by DAS-D. These time-effects occurred in both DAS-D subscales (“dementia knowledge” and “social comfort”). Although a positive trend could be seen in the KIDE scale, no statistically significant increase occurred over time. Conclusion: Specialist training programs seem to be promising in positively changing attitudes toward and increasing knowledge about PwD with long-term effects. Further research should address the effects of attitude change in patient care.

scholarly journals Medium-/Long-Term Effects of a Specific Exercise Protocol Combined with Patient Education on Spine Mobility, Chronic Fatigue, Pain, Aerobic Fitness and Level of Disability in Fibromyalgia

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Giannotti ◽  
Konstantinos Koutsikos ◽  
Maurizia Pigatto ◽  
Maria Elisa Rampudda ◽  
Andrea Doria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Range Of Motion ◽  
Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Positive Trend ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Exercise Protocol ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Active Range Of Motion ◽  
Spine Mobility

Objective. To propose a rehabilitation protocol able to produce immediate and long-term beneficial effects on level of disability and overall performance in ADLs.Materials and Methods. Forty-one FM patients were randomized to an exercise and educational-behavioral programme group (experimental group, EG = 21) or to a control group (CG = 20). Each subject was evaluated before, at the end (T1), and after 6 months (T6) from the conclusion of the rehabilitation treatment using the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), the visual analogue scale (VAS), the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), the fatigue severity scale (FSS), the 6-minute walking test (6MWT), tender points count (TPC), and spinal active range of motion. The exercise protocol included 20 sessions consisting in self-awareness, stretching, strengthening, spine flexibility, and aerobic exercises, which patients were subsequently educated to perform at home.Results. The two groups were comparable at baseline. At T1, the EG showed a positive trend in FIQ, VAS, HAQ, and FSS scales and significant improvement in 6MWT and in most spinal active range of motion measurements (Pbetween 0.001 and 0.04). The positive results were maintained at the follow-up.Conclusion. The proposed programme was well tolerated and produced immediate and medium-term beneficial effects improving function and strain endurance. This trial is registered withDRKS00005071on DRKS.

VR Applied Asobi-Litation System for Dementia Elderly in Group Homes

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 698-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mieko Ohsuga ◽  
◽  
Yumiko Inoue ◽  
Wataru Hashimoto ◽  
Fumitaka Nakaizumi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Group Home ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Group Homes ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Rehabilitation System ◽  
System Use ◽  
System Acceptance ◽  
Positive Effect

The “Asobilitation” (Japanese “asobi,” meaning “play,” replaces the “rehab” in “rehabilitation”) system we developed using virtual reality and targeting physical and mental improvement in elderly people with dementia was applied to residents of a group home for the aged, “Nishiyama no Sato.” A pair of residents, or a resident and a caregiver, took part in a cooperative game using bicycling or a balancing exercise. First experiment was executed to evaluate system acceptance and over two thirds of the residents participated indicating that they found the system at least interesting and easy enough to try out. Second experiment was designed for effect assessment of system use, however it showed no clear positive effect of the system on walking, despite our objectives of having the system improve mobility and reverse lower-leg muscle deterioration. A study is thus needed on the system’s continuous, long-term effects, and we must develop an easier way to assess walking function in the elderly with dementia.

scholarly journals A qualitative study of the views of residents with dementia, their relatives and staff about work practice in long-term care settings

2005 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgina Train ◽  
Shirley Nurock ◽  
Ginnette Kitchen ◽  
Monica Manela ◽  
Gill Livingston
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Challenging Behavior ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Staff Retention ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Staffing Levels ◽  
People With Dementia

Background: Most people living in 24-hour care settings have dementia, and little is known about what makes long-term care a positive experience for them.Method: This carer-led qualitative study examined working practices in 24-hour long-term care-settings, including hospitals, nursing and residential homes, with the aim of finding out and making recommendations about such settings. Using semi-structured interviews, managers, nurses and care assistants were asked about work practices, such as how they coped with difficult behavior, about shifts, staffing levels, staff retention and training. Relatives of residents with dementia were asked about their role and perceptions of the care provided, and residents were asked for their opinions of their care.Results: Staff reported that residents presented with increasingly challenging behavior compared to the past, and that sometimes staffing levels and skills were inadequate. Of all the settings, hospitals had the most problems with staffing levels and retention, staff-relative relationships and staff support systems. Relatives saw their own role as positive. People with dementia of varying severity could usefully evaluate some of the services they received.Discussion: Dementia-specific training and education of staff in all long-term care-settings, including induction, should address the management of problem behavior in dementia and thereby improve staff fulfilment and relatives' satisfaction. The long-stay hospital may not be appropriate as a “home for life” for those with dementia, and we recommend that long-stay care settings should be able to cater flexibly for a range of resident needs.

Long-term effects of a computer-based nutritional training program for inpatient hospital care

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 797-802 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Westergren ◽  
Ellinor Edfors ◽  
Erika Norberg ◽  
Anna Stubbendorff ◽  
Gita Hedin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Hospital Care ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Inpatient Hospital ◽  
Computer Based

Training Teachers in Human Sexuality: Effect on Attitude and Knowledge

1981 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 527-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Smith ◽  
C. Flaherty ◽  
L. Webb
Keyword(s):  
Human Sexuality ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Pilot Program ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Course Assessment ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes And Knowledge ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Significant Change

The current study investigated the extent to which a 9-wk. course on human sexuality for teachers changed their knowledge and attitudes. Significant changes were found from the pre- to post-course assessment on both measures of knowledge. The only significant change in attitude scores, however, was on the Autoeroticism Attitude Scale. This pilot program encourages further exploration of the differences in methodological approaches and the long-term effects of training on specific attitudes and knowledge.

Interdisciplinary Training Program (ITP) in child abuse and neglect: Long term effects

2019 ◽  
Vol 94 ◽  
pp. 104032 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yui Yamaoka ◽  
Carisa Wilsie ◽  
Elizabeth Bard ◽  
Barbara L. Bonner
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Child Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Interdisciplinary Training ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Abuse And Neglect

Long-Term Effects of a Voice Training Program for Teachers on Vocal and Mental Health

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manfred Nusseck ◽  
Anna Immerz ◽  
Claudia Spahn ◽  
Matthias Echternach ◽  
Bernhard Richter
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Voice Training ◽  
Long Term Effects
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