Brief training to promote the use of less intrusive prompts by nursing assistants in a dementia care unit.
We evaluated the efficacy of a brief staff-training procedure to increase the use of graduated prompting by 2 certified nursing assistants (CNAs) while they helped to dress 3 persons with dementia in a seven-bed dementia care unit. The multiple baseline design across participants showed that CNAs dressed residents with minimal resident involvement during baseline observations. Following brief in-service training, CNAs provided graduated prompts and praise appropriately, suggesting that CNAs can promote active involvement in personal care routines by older adults with dementia.
University of Kansas, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Kansas City 66160, USA. kengelma@kumc.edu
Kimberly K
KK
Engelman
Deborah E
DE
Altus
Michael C
MC
Mosier
R Mark
RM
Mathews
D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D040561:Assisted Living Facilities; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000193:education*; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology