日間照顧中心工作人員失智症照顧知識及在職教育需求之探討

Knowledge and Educational Needs of Daycare Staff of Dementia Patients

"目的 國內「日間照顧中心」為落實在地老化之長期 照護服務模式之一。失智症病人使用日間照顧服務 有增加趨勢，然而工作人員對失智症照顧知識現況 及其在職教育需求強度，將影響病人照顧品質。故 探討日間照顧中心工作人員對於失智症病人照顧知 識及在職教育需求。 方法 採用橫斷式研究設計，以失智症照顧知識及在 職教育需求量表，於台中14家及高雄10家日間照顧 中心共149位工作人員進行結構式問卷資料收集， 並以SPSS 20.0進行統計分析探討。 結果 工作人員失智症照顧知識的答對率為71％，對 於失智症的疾病概論及症狀部分得分最低；在職教 育需求平均強度為4.61分，介於「需要」及「非常需 要」之間。參與失智症照顧在職教育的興趣程度影響 工作人員對於失智症照顧知識及在職教育需求。工作 人員的失智症照顧知識得分與在職教育需求呈顯著正 相關（r=0.19, p<0.01）。"

Purposes Daycare centers are part of the long-term care model for older adults in Taiwan. Dementia patients requiring daycare services have increased dramatically. However, the staff's knowledge and continuing education will influence the quality of dementia care. Therefore, this study was to explore the knowledge and continuing education needs of dementia care among staff in daycare centers. Methods A cross-sectional study design was conducted to explore the aims. Scales of knowledge and continuing education needs of dementia care were used to collect data among 149 staff from 14 daycare centers in Taichung city and 10 others in Kaohsiung city. The collected data were analyzed by using SPSS Windows version 20.0. Results The rate of correct answers for knowledge of dementia care was 71%. The item with the lowest score was knowledge of the introduction to dementia and dementia symptoms. The intensity level of continuing education needs was 4.61 and ranged from ''need'' to ''strongly need.'' The level of interest in participating in continuing education on dementia care significantly influenced the knowledge and continuing education needs of dementia care. Knowledge levels and intensity of continuing education needs of dementia care were significantly positively correlated(r=0.19, p<0.01).