10 / 34
Advance Nursing Practice 2018
J u n e 2 1 - 2 2 , 2 0 1 8
P a r i s , F r a n c e
Page 66
Journal of Nursing and Health Studies
ISSN 2574-2825
6
t h
I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e o n
Advance Nursing Practice
B
ehavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia exacerbate the
suffering of the personwith cognitive impairment and their social and family
environment, being to this day one of the leading causes of institutionalization
of an elderly person. Every day, more professionals emphasize the importance
of non-pharmacological methods as first-line treatment to intervene in this type
of behavior disorders. However, when working in a residential area, one of the
problems we usually find in applying such methods is that most professionals
of the institution have little training in behavioral disturbances and such kind
of interventions. A training project was launched for direct care professionals
(nurses) in SPCD management in residential settings.
The design of the training program was based on the main theoretical and
practical aspects to intervene on the most prevalent behavioral alterations in
residential settings. The training was divided into three sessions of two hours
each.
The project has been given over three years to a total of 173 people in 14
different centers. Pre and post intervention results are discussed
Keywords-
Dementia.Training needs. Behavioral disturbances Nursing homes.
Professional carers
Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
Management in Nursing Homes : Results from a Training
Program
Sacramento Pinazo-Hernandis & Carolina Pinazo-Clapes
University of Valencia, Spain
Sacramento Pinazo-Hernandis et al., J Nurs Health Stud 2018, Volume: 3
DOI: 10.21767/2574-2825-C3-009
Biography
Sacramento Pinazo-Hernandis (PhD), is professor in Social
Psychology Department at University of Valencia. She is a
trainer of professionals who work in the field of care for the
elderly. She is Vicepresident of Spanish Society of Gerontology
and Griatrics
Carolina Pinazo-Clapés is a doctoral student at University of
Valencia. She is is developing her doctoral thesis in the field of
the care of elderly people, specifically in the management of
behavioral problems
Sacramento.pinazo@uv.es