Promoting Independence Through Quality Dementia Care at Home (PITCH): An Australian Stepped‐Wedge Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluating a Dementia Training Program for Home Care Workers

Given the majority of care for people living with dementia is provided at home by family carers supported by HCWs, it is essential that HCWs receive training that improves their skills in dementia care. This study is an important step towards better care at home for people living with dementia.

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International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
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2024-09-01
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https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.6140
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Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
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Promoting Independence Through Quality Dementia Care at Home (PITCH): An Australian Stepped‐Wedge Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluating a Dementia Training Program for Home Care Workers

Claudia Cooper, Briony Dow, Anne Fairhall, Colleen Doyle et al.
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
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Promoting Independence Through Quality Dementia Care at Home (PITCH): An Australian Stepped‐Wedge Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluating a Dementia Training Program for Home Care Workers

Claudia Cooper, Briony Dow, Anne Fairhall, Colleen Doyle, Constantine G. Lyketsos, Lidia Engel, Christa Dang, Lee‐Fay Low, Frances Batchelor, Anita Panayiotou, Anita Goh, Samuel Scherer, Gill Livingston, Erica H. Wise, Philip Clarke, Esther Tan, Steven M. Savvas, Sue Malta, Samantha M. Loi, Meg Polacsek, Jason Burton, David Ames
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Given the majority of care for people living with dementia is provided at home by family carers supported by HCWs, it is essential that HCWs receive training that improves their skills in dementia care. This study is an important step towards better care at home for people living with dementia.

International Journal of Geriatric PsychiatryVol. 39(9)
The University of Sydney (AU), The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU), Johns Hopkins University (US), Deakin University (AU), The University of Melbourne (AU), Queen Mary University of London (GB), University of Wollongong (AU), National Ageing Research Institute (AU), University College London (GB), Monash University (AU)
University of Melbourne, Medical Research Council, National Health and Medical Research Council
Openalex Percentile: Top 74%
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