Training in dementia care: A cluster-randomized controlled trial of a training program for nursing home staff in Germany

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 295-308

  Kuske, Bettina ^a   Luck, Tobias ^a   Hanns, Stephanie ^b   Matschinger, Herbert ^a   Angermeyer, Matthias C ^a   Behrens, Johann ^b   Riedel Heller, Steffi G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Formal caregivers; Intervention study; Long term care; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; STAFF TRAINING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HOME FOR THE AGED; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; DEMENTIA; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; RELAXATION THERAPY; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 65649145506     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610208008387     Document Type: Article

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