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Title: | Formal caregivers’ attitudes towards older people with dementia |
Author: | Pinto, Margarida Figueiredo, Daniela Marques, Alda Rocha, Vânia Sousa, Liliana |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
Abstract: | Staff positive attitudes towards people with dementia are seen as a facilitator to personalised care and job satisfaction. This study aimed to analyse formal caregivers’ attitudes towards older people with dementia and to explore the relationship between socio-demographics data and caregivers’ attitudes. A cross-sectional study with 180 formal caregivers who provided direct care to people with dementia was conducted. Socio-demographics data were collected using a structured questionnaire based on ICF- checklist. The Portuguese version of Dementia Attitudes Scale (DAS) was used to assess the caregivers’ attitudes towards dementia. Descriptive statistics, parametric and non-parametric tests were performed for data analysis. Formal caregivers tend to present positive attitudes towards dementia. Caregivers who had undertaken specific training on dementia and self-reported better perception of physical and mental health had more positives attitudes. |
Peer review: | yes |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10773/22943 |
Publisher Version: | https://www.alz.co.uk/sites/default/files/conf2012/ADI2012-Abstract-Booklet.pdf |
Appears in Collections: | Lab3R - Comunicações |
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