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Collaborative community-based research and innovation.

J James Cotter1, E Ayn Welleford, Kathy Vesley-Massey

  • 1Department of Gerontology, School of Allied Health Professions, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298-0228, USA.

Family & Community Health
|October 7, 2003
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Training improved rural home care aides' dementia care knowledge and satisfaction. Community-academic partnerships can enhance capacity for elder care, identifying key innovation factors for success.

Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Public Health
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Home care aides are crucial for supporting older persons with dementia.
  • Rural areas face unique challenges in providing specialized dementia care.
  • Community-academic partnerships can bridge research and practice gaps.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of a training program on rural home care aides' capacity to care for individuals with dementia.
  • To identify barriers and facilitators of a successful community-academic research partnership in home care.

Main Methods:

  • A community-academic partnership was formed to conduct the research.
  • Content analysis was used to examine partnership dynamics.
  • The study assessed changes in aides' knowledge and satisfaction post-training.

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Main Results:

  • The training intervention significantly increased aides' knowledge of Alzheimer's and related disorders.
  • One group of aides reported increased job satisfaction following the training.
  • Key barriers and facilitators influencing the partnership's success were identified.

Conclusions:

  • Training enhances the capacity of rural home care aides to manage dementia care.
  • Understanding partnership dynamics is essential for effective research implementation in community settings.
  • Lessons learned can inform future collaborations to improve elder care services.