title: Knowledge translation regarding financial abuse and dementia for the banking sector: the development and testing of an education tool.
abstract: Financial abuse is the most common form of elder abuse. Capacity Australia, established to promote education regarding capacity and abuse prevention across health, legal and financial sectors, was awarded a grant by the Dementia Collaborative Research Centre to educate the banking sector on financial abuse and dementia. We aimed to develop a knowledge translation tool for bank staff on this issue.
  
  
  
  The banking sector across Australia was engaged and consulted to develop a tailored education tool based on Australian Banking Association's Guidelines on Financial Abuse Prevention, supplemented by information related to dementia, financial capacity and supported decision-making. The tool was tested on 69 banking staff across Australia from two major banks.
  
  
  
  An online education tool using adaptive learning was developed, comprising a pretest of 15 multiple choice questions, followed by a learning module tailored to the individual's performance on the pretest, and a post-test to assess knowledge translation. A significant increase in scores was demonstrated when baseline scores were compared with post-course scores (mean difference in scores = 3.5; SD = 1.94; t = 15.1; df = 68; p < 0.001). The tool took approximately 10-20 min to complete depending on the knowledge of participant and continuity of completion.
  
  
  
  The Australian banking industry was amenable to assist in the development of a tailored education tool on dementia, abuse and financial capacity. This online e-tool provides an effective medium for knowledge translation. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
authors.affiliation: Capacity Australia, Sydney, Australia.|School of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Carmelle
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peisah
authors.affiliation: Capacity Australia, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Sangita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.affiliation: Capacity Australia, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Jenna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Macnab
authors.affiliation: School of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.|Dementia Collaborative Research Centre (DCRC), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brodaty
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D000067012:Banking, Personal; D003704:Dementia; D004517:Education, Professional / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male
keywords: abuse; banks; dementia; education; financial; tool