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Ma'en Aljezawi; Mohammad Al Qadire; Mohammad Suliman; Ahmad Salem Musa; Omar Al Omari; Mohammed ALBashtawy; Atika Khalaf – Educational Gerontology, 2024
The number of individuals with dementia is on the rise, highlighting the need to create effective educational methods that can improve nursing students' understanding and attitude toward this group of people who require special care. Explore the effectiveness of introducing a new curricular course in improving nursing students' knowledge of and…
Descriptors: Dementia, Nursing Students, Knowledge Level, Attitudes
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Yao, Ching-Teng; Lee, Bih-O; Hong, Hong; Su, Yi-Ching – Educational Gerontology, 2023
Music therapy can help social workers deal with negative behaviors and symptoms of dementia in older adults without drugs or physical restraints, thereby improving the quality of care. This study tested the effectiveness of music therapy activities for improving agitated behavior in older adults with dementia living in long-term care institutions.…
Descriptors: Music Therapy, Intervention, Dementia, Program Effectiveness
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Martine Kajander; Martha Therese Gjestsen; Clive Ballard; Halvor Naess; Diego Alejandro Tovar-Rios; Jane Fossey; Ingelin Testad – Educational Gerontology, 2024
Group-based educational interventions on health promotion for people with early-stage dementia have shown promising results. The aim of this study was to explore the associations between sociodemographic characteristics (e.g. sex, education, marital status) and outcomes of a 12-week group-based educational intervention on health promotion for…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Dementia, Socioeconomic Status, Individual Characteristics
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Chien, Hung-Ju; Tann, David B. – Educational Gerontology, 2019
Currently there is a lack of understanding of dementia by the general public in Taiwan, and more importantly, those who care for dementia suffers. The aim of the current Educational Programme (EP) was to help the participants increase their knowledge of dementia, and thus to strengthen their caring skills for dealing with the Older Adults with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dementia, Caregivers, Family Role
Cindy Deanne Plunkett – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Worldwide, 50 million people live with dementia. There is a failure to identify best practices for teaching students to identify the common features of dementia and to determine effective ways to prevent behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. The purpose of this quantitative quasi-experimental study was to examine whether exposure to a…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Dementia, Allied Health Occupations Education, Empathy
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Yen, Chia-Ming – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2021
This study explored the transformative outcomes of programmes and activities for family caregivers of people with dementia in Taiwan. Transformative learning theory was used to examine the relationship between participation and positive outcomes. A group of nonparticipants was included to provide a complete picture of the transformative learning…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Program Effectiveness, Caregiver Training, Caregivers
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Schaap, Feija D.; Finnema, Evelyn J.; Stewart, Roy E.; Dijkstra, Geke J.; Reijneveld, Sijmen A. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: The ageing of people with intellectual disabilities, involving consequences like dementia, creates a need for methods to support care staff. One promising method is Dementia Care Mapping (DCM). This study examined the effect of DCM on job satisfaction and care skills of ID-care staff. Methods: We performed a quasi-experimental study in…
Descriptors: Dementia, Job Satisfaction, Older Adults, Intellectual Disability
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Robertshaw, David; Kotera, Yasuhiro – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2019
Introduction: Dementia is one of the most significant issues of our time and there are varying prevailing attitudes towards dementia, including negative stigma and perception. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are a widely available online learning resource accessed for free which may present an opportunity to address prevailing attitudes.…
Descriptors: Dementia, Online Courses, Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities
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Park, Myonghwa; Choi, Eun Jeong – Educational Gerontology, 2019
Dementia patients have various caregiving needs, which can be serious sources of stress for their families. The increasing numbers of dementia patients and their families mean that new interventions are required to help families provide these complex caregiving needs. Facilitators of dementia-family support programs struggle to provide various…
Descriptors: Dementia, Family Programs, Patients, Self Efficacy
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Crook, Nicola; Adams, Malcolm; Shorten, Nicola; Langdon, Peter E. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: This study investigated whether a personalized life story book and rummage box enhanced well-being and led to changes in behaviour for people with Down syndrome (DS) who have dementia. Materials and Methods: A randomized single case series design was used with five participants who had DS and a diagnosis of dementia. Participants were…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Behavior Change, Down Syndrome, Dementia
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Petronzi, Dominic; Hadi, Munib – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2016
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have and continue to change the way in which nontraditional learners' access education. Although the free element of these has been linked to low completion rates due to no invested interest, the MOOC platform enables innovative technologies and practices to be trialled. Therefore, rather than attributing varied…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Large Group Instruction, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Øye, Christine; Mekki, Tone Elin; Skaar, Randi; Dahl, Hellen; Forland, Oddvar; Jacobsen, Frode F. – Vocations and Learning, 2015
Knowledge utilization is politically "hot" because it informs decisions on improving the quality of care in nursing homes (NHs). The difficulties encountered in implementing evidence-based knowledge into practice may be explained by contextual factors. Contextual factors are crucial to understanding the process of knowledge utilization;…
Descriptors: Nursing Homes, Knowledge Level, Evidence Based Practice, Context Effect
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Alant, Erna; Geyer, Stephan; Verde, Michael – Perspectives in Education, 2015
This article describes the implementation and outcomes of an experiential learning approach to facilitate the development of empathetic skills among teachers and learners at two high schools in Tshwane, South Africa. An inter-generational training programme, the Memory Bridge Initiative (MBI), aimed at exposing participants to interactions with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Empathy, Experiential Learning, Skill Development
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Figueiredo, Daniela; Barbosa, Ana; Cruz, Joana; Marques, Alda; Sousa, Liliana – Educational Gerontology, 2013
This pilot-study aimed to assess a psychoeducational program for staff in care homes. The program was designed to increase knowledge regarding dementia care, promote skills to integrate motor and multisensory stimulation in daily care, and develop coping strategies to manage emotional work-related demands. Six staff members received eight…
Descriptors: Dementia, Psychoeducational Methods, Caregivers, Staff Development
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Lee, Linda; Weston, W. Wayne; Hillier, Loretta M. – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2013
Introduction: Primary care is challenged to meet the needs of patients with dementia. A training program was developed to increase capacity for dementia care through the development of Family Health Team (FHT)-based interprofessional memory clinics. The interprofessional training program consisted of a 2-day workshop, 1-day observership, and 2-day…
Descriptors: Memory, Evidence, Teaching Methods, Dementia
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