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Self-management-support in dementia care: A mixed methods study among nursing staff
Renate Verkaik1, Paulien van Antwerpen-Hoogenraad2, Anke de Veer1
1Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Dementia (London, England)
|February 25, 2016
Summary
Nursing staff view dementia self-management support as vital but need more training. Improving skills for both patients and family caregivers is essential for better dementia care.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Nursing Science
- Dementia Care
Background:
- Self-management in dementia care is challenging due to cognitive decline and aged caregivers.
- Nursing staff support is crucial for effective self-management in dementia patients and their families.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore Dutch nursing staff's perceptions and practices of self-management support for dementia patients and family caregivers.
- To assess nursing staff's perceived training adequacy for self-management support tasks.
Main Methods:
- Mixed-methods approach combining quantitative surveys (n=206) and qualitative interviews (n=12).
- Data collected from nursing professionals in Dutch home care and residential elderly care settings.
Main Results:
- Home care nurses find self-management support for dementia patients an integral and appealing part of their role.
- Nurses identified involving patients in care decisions as key to self-management but overlooked caregiver self-management needs.
- A significant number of nursing staff felt inadequately trained to provide effective self-management support.
Conclusions:
- Nursing staff recognize the importance and appeal of self-management support in dementia care.
- There is a clear need to enhance the skills of nursing staff in supporting both dementia patients and their family caregivers.
- Further training is recommended to improve the provision of self-management support in dementia care.
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