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Attitudes and perceived competence of residential care homes staff about dementia care
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Leung, Jlm Chan, Wai Chi Tang, Sh. Leung, Jess Lam-Ming |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | Background. This paper reports on the attitudes towards dementia and self-rated competence of staff working in residential care homes for the elderly (RCHE) in Hong Kong. Methods. This cross-sectional survey involved 1780 RCHE staff. Staff attitudes were assessed using the Chinese version of the Approach to Dementia Questionnaire, whereas self-rated competence in relation to dementia care was assessed using a specially developed questionnaire. Results. Of the respondents, 64.9% (n=1155) were working in subvented RCHE and 92.1% (n=1640) were females. In terms of education levels of staff, 18.0% (n=320) were professional, 70.3% (n=1252) were semiskilled, 2.5% (n=45) were non-trained, and 9.2% (n=163) were missing data. Respondents from private RCHE had significantly lower education levels (p 45 hours per week). Staff training to improve knowledge and attitudes, and provision of enabling work condition for staff to adopt a more person-centred approach in dementia care are recommended. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://hub.hku.hk/bitstream/10722/189378/1/Content.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://ajgg.org/AJGG/V8N1/2012-129-OA.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
