title: Raising awareness of research evidence among health professionals delivering dementia care: Are knowledge translation workshops useful?
abstract: Providing information about the latest research via educational sessions to health professionals caring for people with dementia may be insufficient to drive change. This project explored self-reported impacts on practice change of adding information about knowledge translation (KT) to a national dementia education program. Six national workshop days were held. Each provided the option of participating in a Principles of KT and innovation implementation seminar in addition to a clinical topic update (sexualities and dementia, or managing behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia). Six months postworkshop, 321 participants were invited to complete a research utilization survey. Seventy-five responded. KT seminar participants were more likely to report instrumental outcomes (e.g. changed policies, procedures) than those who did not participate in the KT seminar. Including KT information in educational sessions for health professionals may increase the likelihood of practice change in the field of dementia care and warrants further research.
authors: a School of Nursing , University of Wollongong , Wollongong , New South Wales , Australia.|b Dementia Collaborative Research Centres , University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia.
authors: Belinda
authors: B
authors: Goodenough
authors: a School of Nursing , University of Wollongong , Wollongong , New South Wales , Australia.
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Fleming
authors: c School of Psychology , University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia.
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Young
authors: b Dementia Collaborative Research Centres , University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales , Australia.
authors: Kim
authors: 0000-0002-0350-8809
authors: K
authors: Burns
authors: d Menzies Health Institute Queensland , Griffith University , Gold Coast , Queensland , Australia.
authors: Cindy
authors: 0000-0002-7249-2580
authors: C
authors: Jones
authors: a School of Nursing , University of Wollongong , Wollongong , New South Wales , Australia.
authors: Fallon
authors: F
authors: Forbes
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003704:Dementia / Q000628:therapy*; D004493:Education / Q000379:methods; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education*; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D000066553:Problem Behavior; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods*; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Dementia; education; evidence-based practice; knowledge translation; professional development