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.
Authors
- Claudia Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2777-7616)
- Briony Dow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4186-314X)
- Anne Fairhall
- Colleen Doyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8319-4944)
- Constantine G. Lyketsos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3827-4720)
- Lidia Engel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7959-3149)
- Christa Dang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0905-282X)
- Lee‐Fay Low (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9283-3525)
- Frances Batchelor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7302-7293)
- Anita Panayiotou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7881-8676)
- Anita Goh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0159-5926)
- Samuel Scherer
- Gill Livingston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6741-5516)
- Erica H. Wise
- Philip Clarke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7555-5348)
- Esther Tan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0296-4260)
- Steven M. Savvas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0925-0925)
- Sue Malta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7010-9130)
- Samantha M. Loi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4953-4500)
- Meg Polacsek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2945-3594)
- Jason Burton
- David Ames
Institutions
- 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)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.6140
- Primary Topic
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Melbourne
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council