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Acute hospital staff’s attitudes towards dementia and perceived dementia knowledge: a cross-sectional survey in Ireland

Brian Keogh, Wing Ting To, Louise Daly, Geralyn Hynes, Brian Lawlor, Suzanne Timmons, Séamus O’Reilly, Mairéad Bracken-Scally, Aurelia Ciblis, Natalie Cole,

BMC Geriatrics · 2020 · 34 citations · 39 references

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Abstract

This study provides a baseline of data regarding the attitudes towards dementia and perceived dementia knowledge for hospital staff in Irish acute hospitals. The results can inform educational initiatives that target different hospital staff, in order to increase awareness and knowledge to improve quality of dementia care in Irish hospitals.

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