Journal Article

DZNE-2024-01142

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Dementia mindset of caregivers providing residential care for older persons: study protocol for a replication study on the validation of the Dementia Mindset Scale.

Albers, B. (First author)DZNE* ; Bergmann, J. M.DZNE* ; Rodrigues Recchia, D. ; Müller-Widmer, R.DZNE* ; Hohmann, A.DZNE* ; Pinkert, C.DZNE* ; Berner, N.DZNE* ; Kunz, L. K. ; Teupen, S. (Last author)DZNE*

2024
BMJ Publishing Group London

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Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081355

Abstract: Professional caregivers' perspectives on dementia and on people living with dementia (PlwD) can influence their feelings, judgements and behaviours in work situations, for example, how they think about symptoms, disease progression and the impact on a person's quality of life. Their individual dementia mindset, which can be investigated with the 12-item Dementia Mindset Scale (DMS), might influence job satisfaction, work-related well-being and person-centred care. The aim of the proposed replication study is to confirm the results of the original study of the DMS and to test whether a malleable mindset is correlated with higher levels of caregiver education, dementia-specific professional experience/competence and dementia knowledge.Professional caregivers in residential care facilities for older persons who work directly with PlwD will be asked to answer an anonymous web-based online survey. The survey encompasses five standardised questionnaires: the DMS, the Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale, the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory, the Job-related Affective Well-being Scale and the Sense of Competence in Dementia Care Staff Scale. In addition, job satisfaction, the educational background, professional experience and work situation are surveyed. For replication, the analyses will re-evaluate the psychometric properties (structural validity, model fit, internal consistency and predictive validity) by applying descriptive statistics, regression analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and correlation analysis. The additional analyses will use descriptive statistics, regression analysis and correlation analysis. Rasch analysis will be used to rank the difficulty of the items.This study was approved by the ethics committee of the German Society of Nursing Science (ID number 23-004). No personal information will be gathered. The results of the study will be distributed nationally and internationally through peer-reviewed academic journals, conferences, institutional websites and journals for nursing care practice.

Keyword(s): Humans (MeSH) ; Dementia: nursing (MeSH) ; Caregivers: psychology (MeSH) ; Job Satisfaction (MeSH) ; Surveys and Questionnaires (MeSH) ; Quality of Life (MeSH) ; Attitude of Health Personnel (MeSH) ; Aged (MeSH) ; Female (MeSH) ; Male (MeSH) ; Research Design (MeSH) ; Psychometrics (MeSH) ; Burnout, Professional (MeSH) ; dementia ; nurses ; nursing care ; patient-centered care ; quality in health care ; surveys and questionnaires

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Methods in Health Care Research (AG Teupen)
2. Care Structures (AG Holle)

Research Program(s):

1. 353 - Clinical and Health Care Research (POF4-353) (POF4-353)

Appears in the scientific report 2024

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