The impact of education on care practices: An exploratory study of the influence of "action plans" on the behavior of health professionals

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 897-908

  Rodriguez, Eunice ^a   Marquett, Renee ^b   Hinton, Ladson ^c   McBride, Melen ^a   Gallagher Thompson, Dolores ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

care and interventions; continuing education; dementia; evaluation; practice behaviors; professional caregivers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEEDBACK; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGY; SPECIALTY BOARDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957302234     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610210001031     Document Type: Article

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