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. 2019 Sep;32(5):1228-1240.
doi: 10.1111/jar.12615. Epub 2019 May 13.

Effects of Dementia Care Mapping on job satisfaction and caring skills of staff caring for older people with intellectual disabilities: A quasi-experimental study

Feija D Schaap  1   2 , Evelyn J Finnema  1 , Roy E Stewart  2 , Geke J Dijkstra  3 , Sijmen A Reijneveld  2
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Effects of Dementia Care Mapping on job satisfaction and caring skills of staff caring for older people with intellectual disabilities: A quasi-experimental study

Feija D Schaap et al. J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2019 Sep.

Abstract

Background: The ageing of people with intellectual disabilities, involving consequences like dementia, creates a need for methods to support care staff. One promising method is Dementia Care Mapping (DCM). This study examined the effect of DCM on job satisfaction and care skills of ID-care staff.

Methods: We performed a quasi-experimental study in 23 group homes for older people with intellectual disabilities in the Netherlands. Among staff, we assessed job satisfaction and care skills as primary outcomes and work experience measures as secondary outcomes (N = 227).

Results: Dementia Care Mapping achieved no significantly better effect than care as usual (CAU) for primary outcomes on job satisfaction (MWSS-HC) and working skills (P-CAT). Effect sizes varied from -0.18 to -0.66. We also found no differences for any of the secondary outcomes.

Conclusion: Dementia Care Mapping does not increase job satisfaction and care skills of staff caring for older people with intellectual disabilities. This result differs from previous findings and deserves further study.

Keywords: dementia; dementia care mapping; effect; intellectual disability; job satisfaction; person-centred care.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

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Dementia Care Mapping intervention components and cycle (based on: Van de Ven (2014))
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Flowchart detailing numbers of group homes and staff members by condition
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