Supporting people with young onset dementia and their families: An evaluation of a training course for care workers
| Autor: | Raymond Smith, Ann Ooms, Nan Greenwood |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male Yod Health Personnel alliedhealth Education 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Alzheimer Disease Humans Medicine Dementia Family General Nursing Service (business) 030504 nursing 030214 geriatrics business.industry Teaching Health services research Social Support health Caring for people with dementia General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease United Kingdom Caregivers Care workers Female Care work Job satisfaction 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Nurse Education in Practice. 27:7-12 |
| ISSN: | 1471-5953 |
| Popis: | This article reports the findings of an evaluation of a training course for care workers who care for people with dementia in the community. Twenty-four care workers participated in the training which took place in London and Surrey, United Kingdom. The training had a significant positive impact on participants' confidence in understanding the experiences and social care needs of people with young onset dementia (YOD) and their families. Participants also perceived that the training would help them improve their working practice by furthering their understanding of practical approaches to supporting and caring for people with dementia in general. Additionally, participants reported many ways in which they perceived being able to specifically support and empower people with YOD. It was concluded that the short training course improved knowledge and confidence for care workers on dementia care, and specifically in understanding how to support people with YOD and their families. Dementia specific training should be considered by service managers as a way of potentially increasing care worker job satisfaction. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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