Dementia education for Diagnostic Radiography students: Impact on confidence, knowledge, and attitudes towards dementia
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.A dementia education program significantly improved diagnostic radiography students' knowledge, confidence, and attitudes toward caring for people with dementia. This training is crucial for preparing future radiographers.
Area Of Science
- Medical Imaging
- Radiography Education
- Geriatric Care
Background
- Diagnostic radiographers are vital in dementia care but often lack confidence and skills.
- People with dementia frequently report negative experiences in imaging departments.
- UK pre-registration radiography programs lack sufficient dementia-specific education, leaving graduates unprepared.
Purpose Of The Study
- To evaluate the impact of co-produced dementia education on student radiographers' preparedness, knowledge, confidence, and attitudes.
- To address the deficit in dementia-specific training for diagnostic radiography students.
Main Methods
- A 3-hour co-produced dementia education program was delivered.
- A pre-test-post-test design evaluated the program's effectiveness.
- Validated questionnaires assessed knowledge, confidence, and attitudes before and after the intervention, analyzed using Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
Main Results
- Significant increases in participants' knowledge, confidence, and preparedness to care for people with dementia were observed.
- Attitudes towards dementia became more positive post-intervention.
- Participants found the educational program valuable.
Conclusions
- Co-produced dementia education, combining theory and simulation, effectively enhances diagnostic radiography students' competence and attitudes in dementia care.
- Integrated theory and practice-based dementia education should be a standard component of undergraduate diagnostic radiography curricula.
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