Document Type

Capstone

Abstract

The purpose of this capstone project was to examine any changes, after participating in an educational training, in occupational therapists' (OTs') clinical knowledge of the Allen Cognitive Level Screen 5 (ACLS-5) assessment tool related dementia levels and the OTs' perceived professional value and intention to use for promoting quality of care with long-term dementia clients. A one-day educational/training in-service with self-reported questionnaires was held. The questionnaires were used to measure the effectiveness of the educational/training in-service through any changes in clinical knowledge that would assist in increasing the intent to use the ACLS-5 in their settings to promote quality of care for dementia clients. The self-reported questionnaires found that the participants new less than 50% of the information on ACL levels and the ACLS-5 assessment before the education/training in-service and more than 97% after. All the participating occupational therapists agreed that the educational/training seminar objectives were met and will assist them in developing an evidence-based OT center approach to caregiver training with the use of the ACLS-5 and that the education/training seminar increased their perceived professional value and their intention to use the ACLS-5 for promoting quality of care for clients with dementia in long-term care settings. The results strongly suggest it is relevant that occupational therapists use an assessment tool like the ACLS-5 in the occupational therapy practice with individuals with dementia in long-term care settings to promote quality of life for them as well as their caregivers.

Publication Date

2018

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