The development of a dementia communication intervention for undergraduate nurses based on the VERA framework

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dc.check.date2021-09-01
dc.contributor.advisorNaughton , Corinaen
dc.contributor.authorSisk, Ali-Rose
dc.contributor.funderUniversity College Corken
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-24T09:00:37Z
dc.date.available2020-09-24T09:00:37Z
dc.date.issued2020-08-17
dc.date.submitted2020-08-17
dc.description.abstractBackground: Patients with dementia experience emotional distress due to difficulties communicating physical and social needs. This is compounded by inadequate dementia communication skills among qualified nurses and student nurses. Aim: The project aims were to adapt a dementia communication training intervention, examine acceptability among undergraduate nursing students and test the feasibility of designing a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the intervention. Methods: The intervention involved a 1.5-hour dementia communication workshop based on the VERA framework and used information giving, role play, discussion and student manual. Study Design: A quasi-experimental pre-post control trial was used with mixed-methods data collection (student survey, semi-structured interview and non-participatory observations of students in clinical practice). Results: In total, 49 students completed the post intervention survey (i=26, c=23). There was a significant increase in awareness of person-centred response scores in the intervention group 13.1 (SD1.95), compared to the control group 10.6 (SD3.0), p=0.03, there was no other significant differences. Eleven students were observed interacting with patients with dementia (n=219 interactions). There was no significant difference between the groups with missed opportunity for positive interactions observed in both groups. Qualitative interviews with students (n=8) that received the intervention indicated they valued the training but inconsistently used the dementia communication skills in practice. Barriers to implementing the new skills were a lack of role modelling from qualified staff, busy environment and little emphasis on person-centred interactions in clinical practice. Conclusion: The VERA dementia communication intervention was well received by students and may increase their ability to identify person-centred responses, but this may not change communication behaviour. This feasibility study, suggest that a RCT may not be possible and other pragmatic trail designs should be used to evaluate this education intervention.en
dc.description.statusNot peer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationSisk, A-R. 2020. The development of a dementia communication intervention for undergraduate nurses based on the VERA framework. MRes Thesis, University College Cork.en
dc.identifier.endpage197en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/10576
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity College Corken
dc.relation.projectUniversity College Cork (School of Nursing and Midwifery)en
dc.rights© 2020, Ali-Rose Sisk.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectVERA frameworken
dc.subjectAlzheimer'sen
dc.subjectUndergraduate nursesen
dc.subjectStudent nursesen
dc.subjectDementia trainingen
dc.subjectSkillsen
dc.subjectTrainingen
dc.subjectKnowledgeen
dc.subjectCommunication skillsen
dc.subjectStudentsen
dc.subjectPre-registrationen
dc.subjectInterventionen
dc.subjectEducationen
dc.subjectProgram(me)en
dc.subjectInterprofessionalen
dc.subjectDementiaen
dc.titleThe development of a dementia communication intervention for undergraduate nurses based on the VERA frameworken
dc.typeMasters thesis (Research)en
dc.type.qualificationlevelMastersen
dc.type.qualificationnameMSc - Master of Scienceen
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