Evaluation of a caregiver education program to support memory and communication in dementia: a controlled pretest-posttest study with nursing home staff.

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There is a need for simple multimedia training programs designed to upskill the dementia care workforce. A DVD-based training program entitled RECAPS and MESSAGE has been designed to provide caregivers with strategies to support memory and communication in people with dementia.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Int J Nurs Stud

Title: International journal of nursing studies

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1873-491X

ISSN (Print): 0020-7489

Publication date (Electronic): Nov 2011

Volume: 48

Issue: 11

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[1 ] School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia. ml.broughton@uq.edu.au

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Publisher Item ID: S0020-7489(11)00219-7

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.05.007

PubMed ID: 21669432

SO-VID: 76590823-691c-4e7b-8524-cdc4a7944096

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