Acceptance and self-reported use of a dementia care toolbox by general practice personal: results from an intervention s
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RESEARCH ARTICLE
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Acceptance and self-reported use of a dementia care toolbox by general practice personal: results from an intervention study in German practices Anna-Liesa Filbert* , Sabine Christine Jäger and Birgitta Weltermann
Abstract Background: Dementia is an age-related syndrome that is estimated to affect 46.8 million people worldwide (2015). In ageing populations, the prevalence of dementia is expected to increase. General practitioners (GPs) are often the first to be contacted when signs of dementia appear. This cluster-randomised trial (CRT) investigates the effects of a dementia care toolbox mailed to GP practices to facilitate dementia care. It contained patient brochures and posters for the waiting room in three languages, information cards for professionals and practical tools in three languages. The GPs’ and practice assistants’ (PrAs) use of and opinion about the toolbox is reported here. Methods: Three months after receiving the toolbox, participating GPs and PrAs were sent a standardised, selfadministered questionnaire asking about the use and helpfulness of the various toolbox items by mail. Results: A total of 50 GPs and PrAs (14 GPs and 36 PrAs) from 15 practices completed the questionnaire. Of the participants, 82.0% reported using at least one of the tools, while 18.0% had used none. In descending order, the patient brochures (70.0%), the information card (58.0%) and the poster (40.0%) were used. In general, the brochures (52.1%), the information card (44.9%) as well as the poster (28.6%) were perceived as helpful. Conclusion: Overall, the dementia toolbox was widely accepted by both professional groups. Future research should investigate long-term effects of information strategies for GP practice settings. Trial registration: German Clinical Trials Register, DRKS00014632. Registered 02 August 2018. Clinical register of the study coordination office of the University hospital of Bonn. Registered 05 September 2017. Keywords: Dementia, Dementia care, General practitioner, General practices, Family medicine, Migration background
* Correspondence: [email protected] Institute of General Practice and Family Medicine, University of Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany © The Author(s). 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of t
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