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ArticleAustralasian journal on ageing2021

Residential aged care staff awareness of and engagement with dementia-specific support services and education.

Ruth Williams, Cherene Ockerby, Helen Rawson, Bernice Redley, Alison Hutchinson

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Article in Australasian journal on ageing, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Ruth WilliamsSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5897-6012
Cherene OckerbySchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8808-7259
Helen RawsonSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5363-729X
Bernice RedleySchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2376-3989
Alison HutchinsonSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5065-2726

Funding

Public Sector Residential Aged Care Leadership Committee
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo examine residential aged care (RAC) staff awareness of and engagement with dementia-specific support services and education.

methodsA cross-sectional survey of staff (n = 179) from 36 Victorian RAC facilities.

results60% (n = 107) of respondents were aware of dementia-specific support services, but only 27% (n = 48) accessed services in the previous 2 years. Approximately 77% (n = 137) were aware of dementia-specific education, with 66% (n = 115) completing education in the previous 2 years. A significantly higher proportion of registered nurses had accessed dementia-specific support services in the past 2 years compared with enrolled nurses and personal care assistants (P < 0.001).

conclusionA relatively large proportion of RAC staff were unaware of available dementia-specific support services and education. While approximately two thirds accessed such education, only one in four accessed dementia-specific support services. To optimise the quality of care for people with dementia, strategies to increase awareness of and access to these resources are warranted.

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DementiaAgedCross-Sectional StudiesDelivery of Health CareHumansdementiaeducationhealth services for the agedhomes for the agedlong-term care

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PMID33522078
PMCPMC8519096

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