ArticleBMJ open2021
Impact of dementia education and training on health and social care staff knowledge, attitudes and confidence: a cross-sectional study.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Dementia Education and Training for the Multidisciplinary Student Healthcare Workforce: A Systematic Review.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
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- Building a dementia-capable workforce: Implementation and evaluation of a state-mandated dementia training program for memory care staff.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026Article
- "We have a behaviour support plan, let's have a mental health support plan": Perspectives of staff, residents and family carers on understanding, responding to and promoting the mental health of residents within long-term care.Dementia (London, England) · 2026Article
- Educational Interventions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Care Homes: A Near-Empty Scoping Review Revealing a Major Evidence Gap.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Review
- Evaluating a dementia risk reduction training program for primary health care educators in Nigeria.NPJ dementia · 2026Article
- Caring for prisoners with dementia: a reflexive thematic analysis through a salutogenic lens.BMC nursing · 2025Article
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- The Knowledge of Caregivers About Care for People Living With Dementia and Its Associations in Nursing Homes and Home Care-A Quantitative Study.Nursing open · 2025Article
- Dementia Education and Training for In-Patient Health Care Support Workers in Acute Care Contexts: A Mixed-Methods Pilot Evaluation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- People Living With Dementia and Their Families as Educators for Social Justice.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
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- Co-design of the EMBED-Care Framework as an intervention to enhance shared decision-making for people affected by dementia and practitioners, comprising holistic assessment, linked with clinical decision support tools: A qualitative study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- The impact of dementia education on student paramedics' preparedness to care, knowledge, confidence and attitudes towards dementia: an analytic survey.British paramedic journal · 2023Article
- Evaluation of a Dementia Training Course for Staff of a Center of Dementia Care.Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders · 2023Article
- Confidence in dementia care and care approach toward dementia among the nursing staff in long-term care facilities in China: a cross-sectional survey.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Supporting Persons With Dementia: Perspectives From Certified Nurse's Assistants.Innovation in aging · 2023Article
- Knowledge of Alzheimer's disease among the healthcare staff in a medical college hospital of India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Characteristics of elderspeak communication in hospital dementia care: Findings from The Nurse Talk observational study.International journal of nursing studies · 2022Observational
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this study was to establish the impact of dementia education and training on the knowledge, attitudes and confidence of health and social care staff. The study also aimed to identify the most effective features (content and pedagogical) of dementia education and training.
designCross-sectional survey study. Data collection occurred in 2017. SETTINGS: Health and social care staff in the UK including acute care, mental health community care trusts, primary care and care homes.
participantsAll health and social care staff who had completed dementia education and training meeting the minimal standards as set by Health Education England, within the past 5 years were invited to participate in an online survey. A total of 668 health and social care staff provided informed consent and completed an online survey, and responses from 553 participants were included in this study. The majority of the respondents were of white British ethnicity (94.4%) and identified as women (88.4%). OUTCOMES: Knowledge, attitude and confidence of health and social care staff.
resultsHierarchical multiple regression analysis was conducted. Staff characteristics, education and training content variables and pedagogical factors were found to account for 29% of variance in staff confidence (F=4.13, p<0.001), 22% of variance in attitude (knowledge) (F=3.80, p<001), 18% of the variance in staff knowledge (F=2.77, p<0.01) and 14% of variance in staff comfort (attitude) (F=2.11, p<0.01).
conclusionThe results suggest that dementia education and training has limited impact on health and social care staff learning outcomes. While training content variables were important when attempting to improve staff knowledge, more consideration should be given to pedagogical factors when training is aiming to improve staff attitude and confidence.
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