Analysis on nursing competence and training needs of dementia caregivers in long-term care institutions

摘要

ObjectiveIt is aimed to investigate the nursing competence and corresponding influence factors of dementia caregivers in long-term care institutions of Tianjin and identify the training needs of caregivers.MethodsIn the cross-section survey of this study, 246 dementia caregivers were selected from 6 long-term care institutions in Tianjin as objects of study through convenient sampling.ResultsThe scores for nursing competence of dementia caregivers were 140.28?±?7.73, at a moderate level. Study findings that nursing competence of dementia caregivers were positively associated with the work experience (β?=?0.115,P?=?0.005), educational level (β?=?0.333,P?