TY - JOUR
T1 - Knowledge evaluation instruments for dementia caregiver education programs
T2 - A scoping review
AU - Resciniti, Nicholas V.
AU - Tang, Weizhou
AU - Tabassum, Masroora
AU - Pearson, Joseph Lee
AU - Spencer, Sharon Melinda
AU - Lohman, Matthew C.
AU - Ehlers, Diane K.
AU - Al-Hasan, Dana
AU - Miller, Maggi C.
AU - Teixeira, Ana
AU - Friedman, Daniela B.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Japan Geriatrics Society
PY - 2020/5/1
Y1 - 2020/5/1
N2 - With the increase in our older adult population, there is a need for dementia training for informal and formal dementia caregivers. The objective of this scoping study is to assess dementia knowledge instruments utilized in educational programs and interventions intended for formal and informal dementia caregivers. Scoping review methodology was used to search PubMed, PsycInfo, CINAHL and Web of Science with tailored database search terms. The search yielded 8101 results, with 35 studies meeting inclusion. Studies were conducted in eight countries, had varying study designs (randomized controlled trials [RCTs] = 9, non-RCTs = 6, one-group study design = 20) and utilized previously published (19) and author developed (16) instruments. Furthermore, the studies were internationally diverse, conducted in the United States (n = 18), Australia (n = 7), UK (n = 3), China (n = 2), Canada (n = 2), Taiwan (n = 1), Brazil (n = 1) and multi-country (n = 1). Only two studies focused on minority populations. While author-developed instruments may be more relevant and timesaving, studies should strive to validate instruments or use previously published instruments to help standardize findings across studies and understand better the effects of educational programs on caregiver knowledge. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2020; 20: 397–413.
AB - With the increase in our older adult population, there is a need for dementia training for informal and formal dementia caregivers. The objective of this scoping study is to assess dementia knowledge instruments utilized in educational programs and interventions intended for formal and informal dementia caregivers. Scoping review methodology was used to search PubMed, PsycInfo, CINAHL and Web of Science with tailored database search terms. The search yielded 8101 results, with 35 studies meeting inclusion. Studies were conducted in eight countries, had varying study designs (randomized controlled trials [RCTs] = 9, non-RCTs = 6, one-group study design = 20) and utilized previously published (19) and author developed (16) instruments. Furthermore, the studies were internationally diverse, conducted in the United States (n = 18), Australia (n = 7), UK (n = 3), China (n = 2), Canada (n = 2), Taiwan (n = 1), Brazil (n = 1) and multi-country (n = 1). Only two studies focused on minority populations. While author-developed instruments may be more relevant and timesaving, studies should strive to validate instruments or use previously published instruments to help standardize findings across studies and understand better the effects of educational programs on caregiver knowledge. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2020; 20: 397–413.
KW - caregivers
KW - dementia
KW - evaluation
KW - instruments
KW - knowledge
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U2 - 10.1111/ggi.13901
DO - 10.1111/ggi.13901
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32133754
AN - SCOPUS:85081577384
SN - 1444-1586
VL - 20
SP - 397
EP - 413
JO - Geriatrics and Gerontology International
JF - Geriatrics and Gerontology International
IS - 5
ER -