Activities for the Inpatient Setting
Engaging people with dementia in meaningful activity while in hospital is an important therapeutic care intervention that may reduce responsive behaviour as well as improve mood and wellbeing.
Online module
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TierFoundational
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Module 7
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Completion time45 mins
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Module duration1 week
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Certificate of completion
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CostFree for Australian workers
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Module Overview
About this Module
We begin this module by unpacking what we mean by activity and the purpose of activity in the hospital setting.
You will learn how to assess what is meaningful to the individual person with dementia and how engagement in such activities can reduce responsive behaviours and improve mood.
The module includes 20 examples of activities suitable for the hospital environment and how to identify activities appropriate to the person's abilities, preferences and personality.
Prerequisites
Before undertaking this module you will need to complete the following:
Learning Outcomes
After completing this module, staff should be able to:
- Identify methods to select suitable activities to meaningfully engage a person with dementia while in hospital.
- Outline how the Need-driven Dementia-compromised Behaviour model (NDB) can be used to derive effective activity prescription.
- Recognise that recreational and social activity is an efficient strategy to reduce some responsive behaviours and enhance mood.
- Identify appropriate activity resources for the hospital setting.
Module Details
Continuing Professional Development
A completion certificate for CPD credit is awarded upon successful completion of this module.
Acknowledgements
The View from Here was developed by:
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Frederick Graham, Metro South Health
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Sandra Jeavons, Elizabeth Miles and Prof Elizabeth Beattie, Dementia Training Australia, QUT
It is based on a face-to-face education program of the same name previously developed by Queensland Dementia Training Study Centre.
The View from Here has been reviewed by clinicians and academics with expertise in dementia care in acute care settings, delirium management and learning design.
The View from Here was developed with funding from the Australian Government Department of Health.
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Version history
- Published: 29 Oct 2019
- Updated: 06 Nov 2024
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