Abstract

Education that enables direct care workers to provide person-centered care approaches to older adults with dementia is necessary to optimize quality of life and reduce unnecessary antipsychotic medication use in long-term care settings. A quasi-experimental repeated measure project design evaluated the effectiveness of a dementia training program (one of several interventions implemented to reduce antipsychotic medication rates) by measuring the perceived level of self-efficacy before the training, immediately after the training and four to six weeks after completing the training.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 29392990; ProQuest document ID: 2708806635. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Tammy B. Retalic, DNP, Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care Services - Hebrew SeniorLife

Sigma Membership

Alpha Chi

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Quasi-Experimental Study, Other

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Person-Centered Care, Staff Education, Antipsychotic Medications

Advisor

Edmund Travers

Second Advisor

Alice Bonner

Third Advisor

Elizabeth Howard

Degree

DNP

Degree Grantor

Regis College

Degree Year

2022

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2023-09-11

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