title: Designing a training programme to improve staff attitudes towards people with dementia.
abstract: Nurses in acute settings often lack the knowledge and experience to provide appropriate care for patients with dementia. Two specialist nurses at the Biggart Hospital in South Ayrshire, Scotland, used a questionnaire to determine staff attitudes to patients with dementia and designed a multidisciplinary training programme to improve practice in dementia care. This article describes the development, implementation and evaluation of the first stage of the programme.
authors.affiliation: NHS Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Crabtree
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mack
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003704:Dementia / Q000451:nursing*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017145:Models, Educational; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D011287:Prejudice; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012606:Scotland; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017749:Total Quality Management