Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age,Department of Psychiatry,The University of Melbourne,Parkville,Victoria,Australia.
Int Psychogeriatr. 2017 Dec;29(12):2099-2103. doi: 10.1017/S1041610217001375. Epub 2017 Aug 8.
Touchscreen technology (TT) is a resource that can improve the quality of life of residents with dementia, and care staff, in residential aged care facilities (RACF) through a person-centered care approach. To enable the use of TTs to engage and benefit people with dementia in RACFs, education is needed to explore how these devices may be used, what facilitates use, and how to address barriers. We sought to provide education and explore RACF staff views and barriers on using TT to engage their residents with dementia. An educational session on using TT with residents with dementia was given to staff from three long-term RACFs in Melbourne, Australia. A cross-sectional convenience sample of 17 staff members (personal care attendants, registered nurses, enrolled nurses, allied health clinicians, and domestic staff) who attended were administered questionnaires pre- and post-sessions. As a result of the education seminar, they were significantly more confident in their ability to use TT devices with residents. TT, and education to staff about its use with residents with dementia, is a useful strategy to enhance RACF staff knowledge and confidence, thereby enhancing the use of technology in RACFs in order to improve care standards in people with dementia.
触屏技术（TT）是一种资源，通过以患者为中心的护理方法，可以提高痴呆患者和护理人员在养老院的生活质量。为了使养老院能够使用 TT 设备来吸引和使痴呆患者受益，需要进行教育，探索如何使用这些设备、促进使用的因素以及如何解决障碍。我们旨在提供教育，并探讨养老院工作人员在使用 TT 与痴呆患者互动方面的看法和障碍。在澳大利亚墨尔本的三家长期养老院中，为工作人员举办了关于与痴呆症患者一起使用 TT 的教育课程。对参加课程的 17 名工作人员（个人护理人员、注册护士、注册护士、联合健康临床医生和家政人员）进行了会前和会后问卷调查。由于教育研讨会，他们对自己在与居民一起使用 TT 设备方面的能力更有信心。TT 以及针对养老院工作人员与痴呆症患者一起使用 TT 的教育，是增强养老院工作人员知识和信心的有用策略，从而提高养老院中技术的使用，以提高痴呆症患者的护理标准。
