Developing an animated COVID-19 e-curriculum for adults with dementia and caregivers: Challenges and solutions.
Patient Educ Couns
; 106: 180-187, 2023 01.
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| ID: mdl-36371243
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Effective education and support for adults with dementia and their caregivers around pandemic issues is critical for protecting them. Animation-based learning has shown promise in patient education. We collaborated with educators and support staff at Alzheimer's Association Connecticut (AACT) to conduct a mixed-methods study and develop an animated e-curriculum addressing pandemic related challenges.METHODS:
We conducted focus groups and surveys with dementia and caregiver educators and support staff at AACT for the initial needs assessment and the later e-curriculum evaluation. An interdisciplinary team of educators followed a step-wise process to transform the needs assessment results into an animation based e-curriculum.RESULTS:
Participants identified the following pandemic challenges 1) social isolation, 2) caregiver fatigue, 3) safety, and 4) difficulty navigating the healthcare system. The overall quality and usefulness of the e-curriculum was "very good" or "excellent".CONCLUSIONS:
An animated e-curriculum addressing pandemic related issues relevant to adults with dementia and caregivers had positive reviews and was associated with improvement in self-reported ability to perform curriculum objectives among community dementia educators. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS The pandemic challenges identified may facilitate the development of further resources. Additionally, this project may serve as a guide for clinicians interested in incorporating animation into education efforts.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Demência
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article