dc.contributor.author | Kang, Yun | |
dc.contributor.author | Moyle, Wendy | |
dc.contributor.author | Cooke, Marie | |
dc.contributor.author | O'Dwyer, Siobhan T | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-09-11T02:49:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-09-11T02:49:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0283-9318 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/scs.12377 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/100634 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: The population is ageing in South Korea,
increasing the incidence of dementia and delirium.
Despite this, registered nurses in South Korea tend to
have poor understanding and limited involvement in the
assessment of delirium.
Aim: To evaluate the effect of an educational programme
on acute care nurses’ knowledge, attitudes and the
potential for family caregiver involvement in care for
older adults with cognitive impairment.
Methods: A mixed-methods study that included a single
group, pre–post design and individual interviews was
used. Forty registered nurses were recruited from four
medical wards of one regional general hospital in South
Korea. A 3-month educational programme on care for
older adults with cognitive impairment tailored to the
specific learning needs of nurses and guided by adult
learning principles was provided to participants. A
purposive sample of 12 registered nurses who participated
in the quantitative component, and a nominated
sample of six family caregivers whose older family members
were cared for by participating nurses, joined individual
interviews.
Results: The educational programme had a positive impact
on nurses’ knowledge of cognitive impairment and attitudes
towards older adults. The qualitative data indicated
that the educational programme improved nurses’
knowledge of cognitive impairment and their attitudes
towards older adults with cognitive impairment. It also
increased nurses’ initial efforts to involve family caregivers
in cognitive impairment care.
Conclusion: Educational programmes are an effective
means of improving nurses’ knowledge and attitudes, but
more research is required to explore the impact of such a
programme on practice change and patient health-related
outcomes including incidence of delirium, length of hospital
stay and hospital-acquired complications. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Wiley-Blackwell | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 1 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 10 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Nursing | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Nursing not elsewhere classified | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Midwifery | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4205 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 420599 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4204 | |
dc.title | An educational programme to improve acute care nurses' knowledge, attitudes and family caregiver involvement in care of people with cognitive impairment | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.faculty | Griffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery | |
gro.description.notepublic | This publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version. | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Cooke, Marie L. | |
gro.griffith.author | Moyle, Wendy | |