A Innes
Communication skills training for family caregivers of people living with dementia : the experiences of peer facilitators and course attendees
Innes, A; Morris, LE; Wyatt, M; McEvoy, P
Authors
LE Morris
M Wyatt
P McEvoy
Abstract
Family caregivers of people with dementia can find the impairments in their relative’s ability to communicate an enormous challenge. Peer facilitated educational interventions are a potentially efficient and effective way to address these complex communication issues. This paper examines the processes required to support the development of peer educators and the impact this has had on facilitators and course attendees. Semi-structured interviews with six participants who facilitated Empowered Conversations (EC) a communication skills educational program for caregivers of people with dementia and 28 participants who attended the program. A qualitative thematic analysis approach identified emergent themes within the data. Three broad findings are reported: first the support that is needed for peer facilitators; second, the impact of the course reported by facilitators and course attendees; and third, suggestions for improvements. The content of the EC program is strong and the reflective cycle encouraged via support mechanisms prior to, during and following the delivery of sessions is effective for supporting facilitators. When upscaling the program it was important to enhance the support structures for new peer facilitators. Introducing a support session focusing on examples of logistical issues experienced and how these could be addressed would be a useful addition to the support mechanisms already devised. Attendees reported positively on participation in the course, particularly valuing the input from facilitators with experience of caregiving. Suggested improvements related to better information about the course and a settling in period, with some specific individual suggestions for content relating to their personal experiences.
Citation
Innes, A., Morris, L., Wyatt, M., & McEvoy, P. (2022). Communication skills training for family caregivers of people living with dementia : the experiences of peer facilitators and course attendees. Educational Gerontology, 48(3), 103-113. https://doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2021.2018961
Journal Article Type | Article |
---|---|
Acceptance Date | Dec 13, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | Jan 24, 2022 |
Publication Date | Jan 24, 2022 |
Deposit Date | Mar 23, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 23, 2022 |
Journal | Educational Gerontology |
Print ISSN | 0360-1277 |
Electronic ISSN | 1521-0472 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Volume | 48 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 103-113 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2021.2018961 |
Publisher URL | https://doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2021.2018961 |
Related Public URLs | http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/uedg20/current |
Files
03601277.2021.pdf
(652 Kb)
PDF
Licence
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Publisher Licence URL
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Downloadable Citations
About USIR
Administrator e-mail: library-research@salford.ac.uk
This application uses the following open-source libraries:
SheetJS Community Edition
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
PDF.js
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
Font Awesome
SIL OFL 1.1 (http://scripts.sil.org/OFL)
MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.html)
CC BY 3.0 ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
Powered by Worktribe © 2024
Advanced Search