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. 2023 Apr;42(4):617-626.
doi: 10.1177/07334648221144023. Epub 2022 Dec 9.

Enhancing Dementia Knowledge and Self-Efficacy of In-Home Supportive Services Caregivers Through Online Training

Jarmin Yeh  1 , Brittney Pond  1 , Matthew Beld  1 , Andrea Garcia  2 , Juvenal Mauricio  2 , Juliana Mata-Pacheco  2 , Corinne Eldridge  2 , Leslie Ross  1
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Enhancing Dementia Knowledge and Self-Efficacy of In-Home Supportive Services Caregivers Through Online Training

Jarmin Yeh et al. J Appl Gerontol. 2023 Apr.

Abstract

California's In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program provides vital home care to low-income consumers, some of whom live with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias (ADRD). Yet, most IHSS caregivers receive little or no training in dementia care. We present preliminary descriptive results of the IHSS + ADRD Training Project, a 10-week, competency-based, dementia training program, delivered online, for IHSS caregivers, in Alameda County. Increase in dementia knowledge and self-efficacy at training completion supports the importance of continuing and expanding this work.

Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; caregiving; dementia; home care; training.

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The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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