'EduKation demenz® Nursing' in the acute hospital setting
Autor: | Sabine Engel, Cornel C. Sieber, Ellen Freiberger, Thomas Johann Gehr |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
Health (social science)
Nursing staff 030504 nursing business.industry Special needs Intervention group medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences Issues ethics and legal aspects 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Intervention (counseling) Medicine Dementia 030212 general & internal medicine Geriatrics and Gerontology Patient group 0305 other medical science Training program business Gerontology Acute hospital |
Zdroj: | Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie. 54:659-666 |
ISSN: | 1435-1269 0948-6704 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00391-020-01838-8 |
Popis: | An increasing number of people with dementia (PwD) are being hospitalized due to acute conditions. The surrounding conditions and procedures in acute hospitals are not oriented to the special needs of this vulnerable patient group. The behavior of PwD poses particular challenges and burdens for nursing staff. The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a 2-day dementia training program with a self-reflection component compared to a standard 1.5‑h training of nursing staff caring for PwD in acute hospitals. A nonrandomized pretest-posttest study with a control group was conducted in three German acute hospitals. Through a questionnaire, nursing staff caring for PwD were examined for potential changes in attitude, strain and confidence levels. The intervention group (n = 32) received a 2-day training program, “EduKation demenz® Nursing”, the control group (n = 36) participated in a short,1.5‑h dementia training. Compared to the control group, the intervention group demonstrated statistically significant improvement in perceived strain (p = 0.007) and in confidence in caring for PwD (p |
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