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Author(s): | Miranda, Alexandra Dias, Isabel Lopes, Alexandra |
Title: | The impact of an educational support program on formal caregivers of elderly people with dementia in the institutional context |
Issue Date: | 2019 |
Abstract: | With the aging of the population and the increase of social services tackling their needs, it has been increasing the concern about the qualifications of formal caregivers, with the aim of continuous improvement of the quality of the services they provide to the elderly. The goal of this study is to evaluate the impact of an educational support program on formal caregivers of elderly people with dementia in an institutional context. It follows a quasi-experimental design where the 97 formal caregivers that have participated in the study came from two different institutions. They were randomly selected to participate in an educational support program on dementia, with two groups formed: a control group and an experimental group. Pre and post training tests were used to evaluate knowledge and perceptions about dementia in old age. Findings suggest that the impact of the educational support program has improved knowledge and perceptions about dementia in old age among formal caregivers. |
Description: | Com o envelhecimento da população e o aumento das respostas sociais, cada vez mais tem crescido a preocupação com a formação dos auxiliares formais, com o intuito de melhoria contínua da qualidade dos serviços que prestam aos idosos. O presente estudo pretende avaliar o impacto de um programa de apoio educativo a cuidadores formais de pessoas idosas com demência, em contexto institucional. Trata-se de um estudo com desenho quase-experimental, no qual participaram 97 auxiliares de ação direta, que foram posteriormente selecionados aleatoriamente para um programa de apoio educativo sobre demência, tendo -se constituído dois grupos: um grupo de controlo e um grupo experimental. Os principais resultados mostraram, de forma relativamente fiável, o impacto do programa de apoio educativo implementado aos cuidadores formais de pessoas idosas com demência. |
Subject: | Ciências Sociais Social sciences |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10216/124638 |
Document Type: | Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional |
Rights: | openAccess |
Appears in Collections: | FLUP - Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional |
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