Macaden Leah, Muirhead Kevin
Nursing Studies, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9AG, UK.
Department of Nursing & Midwifery, University of the Highlands and Islands, Inverness IV2 3JH, UK.
Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Mar 5;12(5):590. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12050590.
Dementia education and training for workforce development is becoming increasingly important in bridging knowledge gaps among health and social care practitioners in the UK and internationally. Dementia Education for Workforce Excellence (DEWE) was developed during the COVID-19 pandemic, blending both synchronous and asynchronous instruction and delivered across three different contexts: care homes, home care, and nurse education within the UK and India. This study aimed to evaluate DEWE using mixed methods with online survey data analyzed descriptively and interview data analyzed thematically. Integration of survey and interview data aimed toward a comprehensive evaluation of this novel approach for dementia workforce development. Thirty-four social care practitioners and nurse educators completed the online survey demonstrating high-level learner satisfaction, learning gains, behavioral change, and motivation to share new knowledge. Four key themes developed from the analysis of interviews (n = 9) around participants' pursuit of new knowledge; delivery modes in DEWE; learning gains and impact of DEWE; and adaptations for future program implementation. Findings suggest DEWE is an innovative resource that promotes person- and relationship-centered dementia care across all stages of one's dementia journey. Cultural adaptations are recommended for international delivery to ensure contextual alignment and maximum impact.
为推动劳动力发展而开展的痴呆症教育与培训，对于弥合英国乃至国际上健康与社会护理从业者之间的知识差距正变得愈发重要。卓越劳动力痴呆症教育（DEWE）是在新冠疫情期间开发的，融合了同步和异步教学，并在三种不同环境中开展：英国和印度的养老院、居家护理以及护士教育。本研究旨在采用混合方法评估DEWE，对在线调查数据进行描述性分析，对访谈数据进行主题分析。整合调查和访谈数据旨在全面评估这种痴呆症劳动力发展的新方法。34名社会护理从业者和护士教育工作者完成了在线调查，结果显示学习者满意度、学习收获、行为改变以及分享新知识的积极性都很高。围绕参与者对新知识的追求、DEWE的授课模式、DEWE的学习收获和影响以及对未来项目实施的调整，对9份访谈进行分析后形成了四个关键主题。研究结果表明，DEWE是一种创新资源，可在痴呆症患者病程的各个阶段促进以个人和人际关系为中心的痴呆症护理。建议在国际推广时进行文化调整，以确保与当地情况相契合并产生最大影响。
