How about an Educational Framework for Nursing Staff in Long-Term Care Facilities to Improve the Care of Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia?

Dayeong Kim, Young-Rim Choi, Ye-Na Lee, Won-Hee Park and Sung-Ok Chang ()
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Dayeong Kim: College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
Young-Rim Choi: College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
Ye-Na Lee: Department of Nursing, The University of Suwon, Hwaseong 18323, Korea
Won-Hee Park: College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
Sung-Ok Chang: College of Nursing, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 17, 1-15

Abstract: Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are common in residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs). In LTCFs, nursing staff, including nurses and care workers, play a crucial role in managing BPSD as those most in contact with the residents. However, it is ambiguous where their focus should be for effective BPSD care. Thus, this paper aims to reveal BPSD care competencies for nursing staff in LTCFs and to outline an initial frame of education. A multiphase mixed-methods approach, which was conducted through topic modeling, qualitative interviews, and a Delphi survey, was used. From the results, a preliminary educational framework for nursing staff with categories of BPSD care competence was outlined with the four categories of BPSD care competence: using knowledge for assessment and monitoring the status of residents, individualizing approaches on how to understand residents and address BPSD, building relationships for shared decision-making, and securing a safe environment for residents and staff in LTCFs. This preliminary framework illuminates specific domains that need to be developed for competent BPSD care in LTCFs that are centered on nursing staff who directly assess and monitor the changing and deteriorating state of residents in LTCFs.

Keywords: behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia; long-term care facility; nursing staff; education; competence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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