Dementia Training of Health and Social Care Workforce
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The portion of medical doctors (registered physicians)/ specialist medical doctors/ nurses/ pharmaceutical personnel/ social workers / personal support workers in the country who are trained in dementia core competencies, which include: Diagnosis, comorbidities, assessment and management of behavioural and psychological symptoms (i.e. BPSD), risk reduction, palliative care, assessment and treatment of carer distress.
Numerator
Number of medical doctors (registered physicians)/ specialist medical doctors/ nurses/ pharmaceutical personnel/ social workers / personal support workers in the country who are trained in dementia core competencies
Denominator
Number of medical doctors (registered physicians)/ specialist medical doctors/ nurses/ pharmaceutical personnel/ social workers / personal support workers in the country
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Via an online data collection survey, the GDO e-tool, with responses provided by the national authority.. Data sources for this indicator include professional associations; doctors' and nurses' associations; university departments of medicine and social science (e.g. departments of psychiatry, public health, psychology, social care etc.); nursing schools and professional schools; training centres in aged care, geriatrics, mental health
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
World Health Organization. (2018). The global dementia observatory reference guide. World Health Organization. iris.who.int/handle/10665/272669. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO