Controlled trial of dementia training with a peer support group for aged care staff

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 868-873

  Davison, Tanya E ^a   McCabe, Marita P ^a   Visser, Sarah ^a   Hudgson, Catherine ^b   Buchanan, Greg ^b   George, Kuruvilla ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EASTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care; Dementia related behaviours; Staff training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER GROUP; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SKILL;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PEER GROUP; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 34648843328     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1754     Document Type: Article

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