Getting to Know Me: The development and evaluation of a training programme for enhancing skills in the care of people with dementia in general hospital settings

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 481-488

  Elvish, Ruth ^a   Burrow, Simon ^a   Cawley, Rosanne ^a   Harney, Kathryn ^b   Graham, Pat ^c   Pilling, Mark ^a   Gregory, Julie ^a   Roach, Pamela ^d   Fossey, Jane ^e   Keady, John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b GREATER MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e OXFORD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acute care; dementia; general hospital; scale development; staff training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMENTIA; DEVICES; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84897046484     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2013.856860     Document Type: Article

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