School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.
Department of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, The University of Iowa, USA.
J Gerontol Soc Work. 2021 Oct-Nov;64(7):851-862. doi: 10.1080/01634372.2021.1965686. Epub 2021 Aug 17.
This study describes social services directors' involvement in dementia care in U.S. nursing homes, focusing on interest in and needs for dementia care training. Respondents were 924 social service directors from U.S. nursing homes. We found that 87% of social service departments engaged in cognitive assessment; 59% of social services directors were strongly interested in dementia care training, and 23% would need up to 10 hours of preparation time or would not be able to train staff on dementia-related care. Multinomial logistic regression analysis (n = 836) revealed that, in comparison to having no interest in dementia training, age, years of experience in nursing homes, outside mental health contracting, barriers to staffing, and hours needed to prepare dementia training predicted varying interest in dementia care training. These findings demonstrate social services directors' active involvement in dementia care and need for training.
本研究描述了美国养老院中社会服务主任在痴呆症护理方面的参与情况，重点关注对痴呆症护理培训的兴趣和需求。受访者为来自美国养老院的 924 名社会服务主任。我们发现，87%的社会服务部门参与认知评估；59%的社会服务主任对痴呆症护理培训非常感兴趣，而 23%的人需要长达 10 小时的准备时间，或者无法对与痴呆症相关的护理进行培训。多项逻辑回归分析（n=836）表明，与对痴呆症培训不感兴趣相比，年龄、在养老院的工作年限、是否与外部心理健康机构签订合同、人员配备障碍以及准备痴呆症培训所需的时间，这些因素预测了对痴呆症护理培训的不同兴趣。这些发现表明社会服务主任积极参与痴呆症护理，并需要培训。
