| Reference : Older adult’s mental health networks: first results of the ARPA ageing project regard... |
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| Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Multidisciplinary, general & others | |||
| http://hdl.handle.net/10993/40175 | |||
| Older adult’s mental health networks: first results of the ARPA ageing project regarding expectations and needs of health professionals | |
| English | |
| Tournier, Isabelle [Info Zenter Demenz] | |
| Hanon, Cécile [Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris Ouest > Université Paris Descartes] | |
| Vasseur-Bacle, Simon [CCOMS / EPSM Lille Metropole] | |
| Deloyer, Jocelyn [Centre Neuropsychiatrique Saint-Martin] | |
| Maes, Christine [] | |
| Hustinx [] | |
| Moraitou, Marguerite [] | |
| Tzanakis, Emmanouil [] | |
| Gravrila-Ardelean, Mihaela [] | |
| Kelemen, Gabriela [] | |
Albert, Isabelle  [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) >] | |
| Kalf, Patrick [] | |
| Hilger, Vera [] | |
| Périard, Isabelle [] | |
| Fond-Harmant, Laurence [] | |
| 25-May-2019 | |
| Yes | |
| International | |
| IAGG-ER 2019 | |
| from 23-05-2019 to 25-05-2019 | |
| International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics – European Region | |
| Gothenburg | |
| Sweden | |
| [en] care ; treatment ; rehabilitation ; mental health | |
| [en] The European project “ARPA ageing” (co-funded by the Erasmus+ strategic partnerships programme) aims to improve the efficiency of mental health networks for older people. In order to have a better knowledge of the perceived strengths and weakness of these networks, we investigated by a survey the needs and expectations of health professionals such as geriatrists, nurses or nursing assistants.
A questionnaire of 24 items with an estimated duration of 20 minutes was published online from the 1 March 2018 to the 1 April 2018 in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg. Preliminary data concern 90 health professionals (main categories: 15.6% of nurses, 10% of psychologists, 7.8% of geriatricians and 7.8% of nursing assistants) in the domain of mental health and/or elder care. Notably due to the fact that not all participants already worked with health networks, levels of “no answer” varied between 24.4% to 33.3 according the questions. First results on the total sample reveal that health professionals globally perceived health networks as beneficial to a holistic care approach and care continuity (both 51.1%), and to care access (48.9%). These networks were estimated as beneficial to the increase of professional knowledge regarding older adults (38.9%) and mental health (34.4%), and to the improvement of professional skills (38.9%). Main reported difficulties working with these networks were the lack of information about these networks (56.7%) and the related health professions (50.1%), the lack of time and financial compensation (both 36.7%), and of coordinating tools (36.7%). This study is being extended to more participants and countries (i.e., Greece and Romania) in order to have a larger and more representative understanding of the European situation and cultural differences regarding mental health networks. This information will guide the next steps of the ARPA ageing project: the development of a European Internet platform and the production of guidelines to facilitate the implementation and monitoring of efficient mental health networks in Europe. | |
| Luxembourg Institute of Health - LIH | |
| Erasmus+ | |
| ARPA | |
| Researchers ; Professionals | |
| http://hdl.handle.net/10993/40175 |
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