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Direct linkNiedens, Michelle; Yeager, Amy; Vidoni, Eric D.; Barton, Kelli; Puchalt, Jaime Perales; Dealey, Rhonda Peterson; Quinn, Dory; Gage, L. Ashley – Journal of Social Work Education, 2023
5.8 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, and this number is rising. Social work can play a key role. Yet, the field is ill prepared for the growing number of individuals and families affected physically, emotionally, and financially. This mixed-methods concurrent study assessed the preliminary efficacy of an education event for students…
Descriptors: Course Content, Social Work, Counselor Training, Dementia
Love, Tamara; Wiese, Lisa Ann Kirk; Duncan, Vanessa; Bertrand, Herlie – Educational Gerontology, 2023
In the past two decades, deaths from stroke, heart disease and HIV decreased, whereas reported deaths from age-related Alzheimer's disease (AD) have increased. Future nurses will be caring for the rapidly escalating number of older adults facing increased AD risk, yet nursing students' knowledge has been shown to be limited regarding the…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Learning Strategies, Nursing Students, Knowledge Level
Saccasan, Nicola; Scerri, Charles – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2020
Background: Due to dementia-related communication difficulties, speech--language pathologists (SLPs) play a significant role in supporting individuals with dementia and their caregivers. Nevertheless, SLP practitioners may not have received adequate dementia training during their undergraduate programme and skills updating post-qualification.…
Descriptors: Dementia, Communication Disorders, Student Attitudes, Knowledge Level
Werner, Perla; Gur, Ayelet; Porat, Amit; Zubedat, Mosa; Shinan-Altman, Shiri – Educational Gerontology, 2020
Primary care physicians play a central role in the process of providing a timely diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Recent reviews reported that their lack of knowledge and stigmatic beliefs about the disease are important barriers to providing an adequate diagnosis and even affect physicians' referral recommendations for help-seeking (HS).…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Help Seeking, Alzheimers Disease, Labeling (of Persons)
Eshbaugh, Elaine M. – Educational Gerontology, 2014
Despite the prevalence of the disease, it appears that there may be a need for increased education for formal and family caregivers of those with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Today's college students will be asked to fill both of these roles in the future. This study examined the level of knowledge of Alzheimer's disease among…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, College Students, Alzheimers Disease, Questionnaires
Kada, Sundaran – Educational Gerontology, 2015
With an aging general population and a concurrent increase in the prevalence of dementia, health and social care professional students are increasingly exposed to this group of patients during their clinical placements and after graduation. A sound dementia-related knowledge base among health and social care students is important in providing…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Alzheimers Disease, Undergraduate Students, Allied Health Occupations
