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Effects of an Educational Program for Professional Caregivers on Behavioral Alterations in Nursing Home Residents: Pilot Study

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  • Carolina Pinazo-Clapés

    (Faculty of Psychology, European University, 46010 Valencia, Spain)

  • Sacramento Pinazo-Hernandis

    (Department of Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain)

  • Alicia Sales

    (Department of Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain)

Abstract

This pilot study aims to analyze the effectiveness of a type of non-pharmacological intervention such as the educating and training of professional caregivers on behavioral alterations and prescription of psychotropic drugs of older adults in nursing homes. One hundred and forty-five people from two nursing homes were randomized to either treatment (educational training program for healthcare professionals) or a no-treatment group. Twenty-two professional caregivers in the experimental group received 20 h of a training program. Five data collection points were collected (pre and post, and three follow-ups, all six months apart). Intervention consisted of the behavioral alterations and psychopharmacological treatment. The analysis of variance for repeated measures showed significant differences in the time-group interaction for the educational program’s effectiveness in reducing behavior alterations and psycho-pharmaceuticals’ record. The results show that an improvement in the educating and training of professional caregivers can reduce behavioral alterations (F3,407 = 9.29, p < 0.001, η 2 = 0.063) and prescription of psychotropic drugs (F2,10 = 18.90, p < 0.001, η 2 = 0.117). In addition, these effects are maintained over time. Educating health professionals on ways to care for residents who present behavioral alterations may be one alternative for improving the quality of care that residents receive. Non-pharmacological interventions, besides being individualized and adapted to the needs and experiences of individuals, achieve effects that last longer at low cost. An educational program shows new alternatives to pharmacological intervention, achieving a reduction in behavioral alterations without the costs and effects that psychopharmaceuticals entail.

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  • Carolina Pinazo-Clapés & Sacramento Pinazo-Hernandis & Alicia Sales, 2020. "Effects of an Educational Program for Professional Caregivers on Behavioral Alterations in Nursing Home Residents: Pilot Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(23), pages 1-13, November.
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