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ArticleAustralasian journal on ageing2025

Improving clinicians' self-efficacy in delivering a diagnosis of dementia: A before-after study.

Jarrah FitzGerald, Bridget Regan, Yvonne Wells, Sunil Bhar, William Browne

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Jarrah FitzGeraldSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Australian Institute of Primary Care & Ageing, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7417-6696
Bridget ReganSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Australian Institute of Primary Care & Ageing, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
Yvonne WellsSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Australian Institute of Primary Care & Ageing, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9678-5580
Sunil BharSchool of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9260-7368
William BrowneEastern Health Services, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia.

Funding

Dementia Australia
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThere is evidence that clinicians' practice regarding the delivery of dementia diagnoses varies in style and fluctuates in quality, even among highly experienced staff working in a specialist dementia clinic. This variation in quality may be minimised through better adherence to available guidelines.

methodsWe designed and evaluated a workshop to improve clinicians' self-efficacy in delivering a diagnosis of dementia during feedback sessions. The 3-h workshop content was based on published guidelines for clinicians and included didactic material and opportunities to reflect on current practice and to critique the practices of clinician actors depicted in videos.

resultsThirty clinicians from two dementia clinics participated in the workshops. Clinicians' self-efficacy improved from pre- to postintervention and again from postintervention to a follow-up 4 months later. Improvements in self-efficacy were especially notable in non-medical personnel. Clinicians identified finding ways to provide hope as the area in which their practice changed most.

conclusionsClinicians should be provided with guidelines on best practice in delivering a dementia diagnosis and be given more opportunities to reflect on their practice in doing so.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelClinical CompetenceDementiaHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeSelf EfficacyEducationFemaleGuideline AdherenceHumansMaleMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicPredictive Value of Testscommunicationdementiadiagnosisdisclosureself‐efficacyworkshops

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