scholarly journals Collaborative knowledge sharing in developing and evaluating a training programme for health professionals to implement a social intervention in dementia research

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Phuong Leung ◽  
Emese Csipke ◽  
Lauren Yates ◽  
Linda Birt ◽  
Martin Orrell
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Social Intervention ◽  
Development Phase ◽  
Content Type ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Evaluation Phase ◽  
Dementia Research ◽  
Collaborative Knowledge

Purpose This study aims to explore the utility of collaborative knowledge sharing with stakeholders in developing and evaluating a training programme for health professionals to implement a social intervention in dementia research. Design/methodology/approach The programme consisted of two phases: 1) development phase guided by the Buckley and Caple’s training model and 2) evaluation phase drew on the Kirkpatrick’s evaluation model. Survey and interview data was collected from health professionals, people with dementia and their supporters who attended the training programme, delivered or participated in the intervention. Qualitative data was analysed using the framework analysis. Findings Seven health professionals participated in consultations in the development phase. In the evaluation phase, 20 intervention facilitators completed the post one-day training evaluations and three took part in the intervention interviews. Eight people with dementia and their supporters from the promoting independence in dementia feasibility study participated in focus groups interviews. The findings show that intervention facilitators were satisfied with the training programme. They learnt new knowledge and skills through an interactive learning environment and demonstrated competencies in motivating people with dementia to engage in the intervention. As a result, this training programme was feasible to train intervention facilitators. Practical implications The findings could be implemented in other research training contexts where those delivering research interventions have professional skills but do not have knowledge of the theories and protocols of a research intervention. Originality/value This study provided insights into the value of collaborative knowledge sharing between academic researchers and multiple non-academic stakeholders that generated knowledge and maximised power through building new capacities and alliances.

scholarly journals The effect of multimodal comprehensive care methodology training on oral health care professionals’ empathy for patients with dementia

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaki Kobayashi ◽  
Mio Ito ◽  
Yasuyuki Iwasa ◽  
Yoshiko Motohashi ◽  
Ayako Edahiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Oral Care ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Comprehensive Care ◽  
Dental Hygienists ◽  
People With Dementia

Abstract Background The prevalence of oral diseases in people with dementia has increased, and patients with dementia have worse oral health than people without dementia. However, in the provision of oral care, these patients often exhibit care-resistant behaviours. Empathy is important for health care professionals who provide dental care for people with dementia. A study was conducted to assess whether a multimodal comprehensive care methodology training programme, Humanitude™, was associated with an improvement in empathy for people with dementia among oral health care professionals. Methods This research was a pre-post prospective study. A total of 45 dentists and dental hygienists participated in a 7-h multimodal comprehensive care methodology training programme. Participants’ empathy for their patients was evaluated with the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy-Health Professionals Version (JSPE-HP) before the training and 1 month after the training (primary outcome). Each participant listed 3 patients with poor oral health due to the refusal of usual oral care or dental treatment from his or her clinical practice. The oral health of the 3 care-resistant patients listed by each participant was evaluated by the Oral Health Assessment Tool (OHAT) before the training and 1 month after the training (secondary outcome). Results The post-training response rate was 87% (21 dentists and 18 dental hygienists). From pre-training to post-training, the multimodal comprehensive care methodology training significantly increased the mean empathy score (from 113.97 to 122.95, P < 0.05, effect size = 0.9). Regardless of gender, profession and years of clinical experience, all post-training subgroup scores were higher than the pre-training subgroup scores. The tongue, natural teeth, and oral hygiene scores of patients with dementia who resisted usual oral care or dental treatment, as assessed by the OHAT, were significantly improved compared with those before the training. Conclusions The multimodal comprehensive care methodology training was associated with an improvement in oral health professionals’ empathy for patients with dementia. These findings suggest that randomized controlled trials with large sample sizes will be needed. Trial registration UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR), UMIN000041687. Registered 4 September 2020 – Retrospectively registered, https://upload.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000047586

A methodological approach to accessing informal dementia care

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 228-240
Author(s):  
James Rupert Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Complex Sampling ◽  
Institutional Settings ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Dementia Research ◽  
Methodological Approaches

Purpose A growing body of research seeks to include people with dementia as both participants and co-designers. It is also increasingly recognized that dementia research must pay greater attention to informal care, provided by family and friends in non-institutional settings, because this is the situation of most people affected by dementia. Accessing these kinds of naturalistic care sites through meaningfully inclusive studies can be challenging for researchers in many fields. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach This paper describes a methodology designed to facilitate meaningful inclusion and access to hard-to-reach dementia care networks. It describes the implementation of this methodology in the field, the problems that emerged and the lessons learned. Findings A two-step sampling approach was used. People with dementia were sampled through organizations unrelated to dementia. Care networks were sampled through ecomapping with people with dementia. The strategy successfully accessed the desired population, but it was labour-intensive and biased the sample in several respects. Originality/value It is hoped that this outline will encourage further reflection and discussion regarding methodological approaches to complex sampling and recruitment issues in dementia research.

scholarly journals The Effect of Multimodal Comprehensive Care Methodology Training on Oral Health Care Professionals’ Empathy for Patients With Dementia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaki Kobayashi ◽  
Mio Ito ◽  
Yasuyuki Iwasa ◽  
Yoshiko Motohashi ◽  
Ayako Edahiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Oral Care ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Comprehensive Care ◽  
Dental Hygienists ◽  
People With Dementia

Abstract Background: The prevalence of oral diseases in people with dementia has increased, and patients with dementia have worse oral health than people without dementia. However, in the provision of oral care, these patients often exhibit care-resistant behaviours. Empathy is important for health care professionals who provide dental care for people with dementia. A study was conducted to assess whether a multimodal comprehensive care methodology training programme: HumanitudeTM is associated with an improvement in empathy for people with dementia among oral health care professionals.Methods: This research was a pre-post prospective study. A total of 45 dentists and dental hygienists participated in a 7-hour multimodal comprehensive care methodology training programme. Participants’ empathy for their patients was evaluated with the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy-Health Professionals Version (JSPE-HP) before the training and one month after the training (primary outcome). Each participant listed 3 patients from his or her clinical practice for whom he or she felt difficulty to provide oral care due to dementia. The oral health of the 3 care-resistant patients listed by each participant was evaluated by the Oral Health Assessment Tool (OHAT) before the training and one month after the training (secondary outcome).Results: The post-training response rate was 87% (21 dentists and 18 dental hygienists). From pre-training to post-training, the multimodal comprehensive care methodology training significantly increased the mean empathy score (from 113.97 to 122.95, P<0.05, effect size=0.9). Regardless of gender, profession and years of clinical experience, all post-training subgroup scores were higher than the pre-training subgroup scores. The tongue, natural teeth, and oral hygiene scores of patients, as assessed by the OHAT, were significantly improved compared with those before the training.Conclusions: Multimodal comprehensive care methodology training was associated with an improvement in oral health professionals’ empathy for patients with dementia and an improvement in the oral health of their patients. These findings suggest that randomized controlled trials with large sample sizes will be needed.Trial registration: UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR), UMIN000041687. Registered 4 September 2020 – Retrospectively registered, https://upload.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000047586

scholarly journals Unlocking Covid-19 knowledge sharing within North West Universities

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farag Edghiem ◽  
Xiuli Guo ◽  
Carl Bridge ◽  
Martin McAreavey
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Relevant Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
North West ◽  
Fresh Perspective ◽  
Collaborative Knowledge ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Current Practices

PurposeBased on initial observation, this paper aims to explore the current practices of collaborative knowledge sharing (KS) between North West Universities and highlight new avenues of future relevant research.Design/methodology/approachA netnographic observation was conducted to unveil the current practices of KS between North West Universities.FindingsThe paper concludes that there is little or no evidence of collaborative KS practices amongst North West Universities in response to the present Covid-19 transition.Practical implicationsThis paper provides useful, practical insight that may assist decision-makers to establish KS initiatives within North West Universities and beyond. A strategy is also proposed to nurture collaborative KS amongst North West Universities and within wider work-applied management practice.Originality/valueThis paper presents an unconventional conceptualisation of KS practices amid the present Covid-19 pandemic with the fresh perspective of North West England Universities.

Dementia: beyond multi-morbidity

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 172-179
Author(s):  
Steve Iliffe ◽  
Jill Manthorpe
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Child Poverty ◽  
Psychosocial Interventions ◽  
Public Health Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research Education ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Dementia Syndrome ◽  
The Status ◽  
Dementia Research

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the potential of public health perspectives to “come to the aid” of dementia research and practice. Design/methodology/approach This paper draws on research and policy papers. Findings This paper outlines some potential preventive interventions, focussing particularly on life-course phenomena like child poverty, diet and pollution, on the biological mechanisms that enable psychosocial interventions, and on the status of dementia as a syndemic disorder. Research limitations/implications This paper presents the opinions of the authors alone. It is based on recent research evidence and the authors’ experiences of dementia research, education and services. The implications for social scientists and for dementia research funders are contained in discussion of the need for research on prevention and social support for people with dementia and their families. While the evidence to guide primary prevention using psychosocial methods is less secure, the paper outlines a large secondary prevention research agenda in dementia. Practical implications Methodological approaches that facilitate harmonisation, pooling and comparison of data, are needed. In practical terms the paper argues that there is a need to know if and how psychosocial interventions work, and improve quality of life or even influence harder outcomes. Originality/value Few papers have considered the implications of a public health approach to dementia other than taking an epidemiological approach and focusing on the problems of dementia and rising numbers. This paper argues that a wider view of public health may be of particular relevance to dementia syndrome.

Professional self-efficacy for responding to child abuse presentations

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 81-92
Author(s):  
Jennifer Anne Fraser ◽  
Tara Flemington ◽  
Diep Thi Ngoc Doan ◽  
Van Minh Tu Hoang ◽  
Binh Thi Le Doan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Child Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Efficacy Expectations ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Professional Self

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to validate measures of professional self-efficacy for detecting and responding to child abuse and neglect presentations, and then evaluate a clinical training programme for health professionals in a tertiary-level hospital in Vietnam. Design/methodology/approach A prospective, cohort design was used and professional self-efficacy was measured immediately prior to, and shortly after, training 116 nurses and doctors in emergency settings. Longer-term follow-up was measured six months later. Findings Linear mixed modelling showed that there was a statistically significant improvement in efficacy expectations for both suspected and known cases of child abuse and neglect between the pre- and post-test measures at zero and six weeks. These improvements did not persist to the six-month follow-up. Research limitations/implications The training succeeded in improving detection and clinical response to child abuse and neglect presentations but not faith in the provision of ongoing support for children and families. Practical implications Practice change in emergency settings in Vietnam can be achieved using a sustainable theoretically driven training programme. Social implications Building the capacity of health professionals to respond to cases of child abuse and neglect relies on the strength of the community and support services within which the hospital is located. Originality/value Measures of self-efficacy expectations and outcome expectations for responding to child abuse and neglect presentations in emergency settings in Vietnam are now validated.

Collaborative knowledge sharing in global distributed teams: antecedents of innovation performance

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Huosong Xia ◽  
Jingwen Li ◽  
Juan Weng ◽  
Zuopeng (Justin) Zhang ◽  
Yangmei Gao
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Distributed Teams ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Task Orientation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Innovation ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Collaborative Knowledge

Purpose Existing research on collaborative innovation mechanisms from the perspective of global operation is very limited. This paper aims to address the research gap by studying the factors influencing globally distributed teams’ innovation performance, especially how effective knowledge sharing between distributed teams promotes collaborative team innovation. Design/methodology/approach This research proposes a model to investigate how collaborative knowledge sharing affects global operations [team dispersion, task orientation, information and communication technology (ICT) usage] and innovation performance based on the data collected from 167 managers in 40 local Chinese IT and offshoring firms. Using the theory of Cognitive Diversity and Innovation Diffusion and Synergy, separate hierarchical regression analysis was used to test the proposed model. Findings The findings of this study demonstrate that effective collaborative knowledge sharing plays a crucial role in enhancing innovation performance in a global operation. Specifically, innovation capacity can be improved by task orientation, ICT usage and team dispersion. Originality/value This research study contributes to the development of global distributed operations and innovation among distributed teams in multinational corporations.

Social capital, motivations, and knowledge sharing intention in health Q&A communities

2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (7) ◽  
pp. 1536-1557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xing Zhang ◽  
Shan Liu ◽  
Xing Chen ◽  
Yeming (Yale) Gong
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Individual Motivation ◽  
Health Question ◽  
Intrinsic And Extrinsic Motivations

Purpose Although health question-and-answer (Q&A) communities have become popular in recent years, only a few communities have successfully retained and motivated their members to share knowledge. The purpose of this paper is to focus on the ways by which social capital and motivation influence knowledge sharing intention from the perspectives of health professionals and normal users in health Q&A communities. Design/methodology/approach The developed theoretical model integrates individual motivation and social capital theories. On the basis of a sample comprising 363 members from health Q&A communities in China, the authors tested the hypotheses by using structural equation modeling. Findings This study empirically finds that social capital positively affects intrinsic and extrinsic motivations, which then positively influence the intention of health professionals and normal users to share knowledge. Motivations of members fully mediate the effects of social capital on knowledge sharing intention. Specifically, intrinsic motivation influences knowledge sharing intention more for health professionals than for normal users, whereas extrinsic motivation influences knowledge sharing intention more for normal users than for health professionals. Originality/value This study explores the factors that affect the intentions of sharing knowledge in health Q&A communities by integrating social capital and motivation theories. Individual motivations can then bridge social capital and knowledge sharing intention. The effects of the intrinsic and extrinsic motivations of two user types were further examined and compared. These findings can extend the understanding of the underlying drivers of intention to share knowledge in the context of e-health.

Now they’re listening: involvement in clinical psychology training

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
Laura Lea ◽  
Sue Holttum ◽  
Victoria Butters ◽  
Diana Byrne ◽  
Helen Cable ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Clinical Psychology ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Service User ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Psychology Training ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Clinical Psychology Training ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThe 2014/2015 UK requirement for involvement of service users and carers in training mental health professionals has prompted the authors to review the work of involvement in clinical psychology training in the university programme. Have the voices of service users and carers been heard? The paper aims to discuss this issue.Design/methodology/approachThe authors update the paper of 2011 in which the authors described the challenges of inclusion and the specific approaches the authors take to involvement. The authors do this in the context of the recent change to UK standards for service user and carer involvement, and recent developments in relation to partnership working and co-production in mental healthcare. The authors describe the work carried out by the authors – members of a service user involvement group at a UK university – to ensure the voices of people affected by mental health difficulties are included in all aspects of training.FindingsCareful work and the need for dedicated time is required to enable inclusive, effective and comprehensive participation in a mental health training programme. It is apparent that there is a group of service users whose voice is less heard: those who are training to be mental health workers.Social implicationsFor some people, involvement has increased. Trainee mental health professionals’ own experience of distress may need more recognition and valuing.Originality/valueThe authors are in a unique position to review a service-user-led project, which has run for 12 years, whose aim has been to embed involvement in training. The authors can identify both achievements and challenges.

Good problem solvers? Leveraging knowledge sharing mechanisms and management support

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 1017-1038 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ambra Galeazzo ◽  
Andrea Furlan
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Hierarchical Linear Modeling ◽  
Shop Floor ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Linear Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Problem Solvers ◽  
Good Problem

Purpose Organizational learning relies on problem-solving as a way to generate new knowledge. Good problem solvers should adopt a problem-solving orientation (PSO) that analyzes the causes of problems to arrive at an effective solution. The purpose of this paper is to investigate this relevant, though underexplored, topic by examining two important antecedents of PSO: knowledge sharing mechanisms and transformational leaders’ support. Design/methodology/approach Hierarchical linear modeling analyses were performed on a sample of 131 workers in 12 plants. A questionnaire was designed to collect data from shop-floor employees. Knowledge sharing was measured using the mechanisms of participative practices and standardized practices. Management support was assessed based on the extent to which supervisors engaged in transformational leadership. Findings Knowledge sharing mechanisms are an antecedent of PSO behavior, but management support measured in terms of transformational leadership is not. However, transformational leadership affects the use of knowledge sharing mechanisms that, in turn, is positively related to PSO behavior. Practical implications The research provides practical guidance for practitioners to understand how to manage knowledge in the workplace to promote employees’ PSO behaviors. Originality/value Though problem-solving activities are intrinsic in any working context, PSO is still very much underrepresented and scarcely understood in knowledge management studies. This study fills this gap by investigating the antecedents of PSO behavior.

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