Faculty of Health Sciences, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, ON, Canada.
Faculty of Business and Information Technology, Ontario Tech University, Oshawa, ON, Canada.
Aging Clin Exp Res. 2023 Nov;35(11):2843-2846. doi: 10.1007/s40520-023-02520-w. Epub 2023 Aug 15.
This paper presents findings from a qualitative study conducted in Ontario, Canada, exploring healthcare professionals' perceptions of barriers and solutions for implementing Web-Based Reminiscence Therapy (WBRT) in an institutionalized settings for dementia care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study identified five major barriers, including the lack of on-boarding/educational training, need for technology availability and technical support, limited attention span of persons with dementia (PWD), availability of multi-sensory features, and time constraints due to staff workload. Seven major themes emerged related to proposed solutions/suggestions: (1) involving younger generations, (2) focusing on technology training, (3) integrating with other digital platforms, (4) adding narratives/descriptions to recollect memories, (5) ensuring accessibility, (6) adding QR codes for retrieving information, and (7) combining digital/traditional reminiscence methods. These findings provide valuable insights for implementing WBRT to facilitate dementia care and for the future refinement of its application.
本文介绍了一项在加拿大安大略省进行的定性研究的结果，该研究探讨了医疗保健专业人员在 COVID-19 大流行期间，对于在机构化的痴呆症护理环境中实施基于网络的回忆疗法（WBRT）的障碍和解决方案的看法。研究确定了五个主要障碍，包括缺乏入职/教育培训、需要技术可用性和技术支持、痴呆症患者（PWD）的注意力有限、多感官功能的可用性以及由于工作人员工作量而导致的时间限制。与提出的解决方案/建议相关的七个主要主题：（1）涉及年轻一代，（2）关注技术培训，（3）与其他数字平台集成，（4）添加叙事/描述以回忆记忆，（5）确保可访问性，（6）添加 QR 码以检索信息，以及（7）结合数字/传统回忆方法。这些研究结果为实施 WBRT 以促进痴呆症护理以及未来改进其应用提供了有价值的见解。
