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Evaluación de programas de capacitación sobre demencia para trabajadores de atención domiciliaria: una revisión de

Brittney Pond¹, Melinda Neri², Kattia Suarez Vargas³

¹Sandhills Community College, School of Communication, Education, English, and World Languages, School of Creative and Liberal Arts, Pinehurst, NC, 28374, USA.

The Gerontologist

|December 19, 2025

Abstracto

Background And Objectives:

As the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) continues to rise worldwide, so does the demand for home care workers who provide essential personal care that enables individuals living with ADRD to age in place. However, there is limited knowledge about dementia-specific training programs for home care workers. This scoping review aims to examine existing dementia training programs available for home care workers and evaluate their outcomes.

Research Design And Methods:

We searched five databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, Sociological Abstracts, and Scopus. We used the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMAScR) and Arksey and O'Malley's (2005) five-step scoping review framework. Eligibility criteria included relevant study population (paid home care workers), dementia education or training programs, original evaluations, and published in English.

Results:

Of the 903 articles identified through the five databases, 17 articles met eligibility criteria and 12 were included in the final analytic sample. The results are presented in three sections: 1) training details, 2) methods and measures, and 3) training outcomes.

Discussion And Implications:

This scoping review has implications for three groups of stakeholders, including researchers, governments and policymakers, and home care workers. This work underscores the importance of further implementation and evaluation of dementia training programs for home care workers.

Palabras clave:

Enfermedad de Alzheimer y demencias relacionadas Servicios domésticos y comunitarios envejecimiento y gerontología revisión de alcance programas de capacitación

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