In Between: Web based CE Program on Caring for Aging Parents

描述（由申请人提供）：护士和社会工作者一直承担着与家庭照顾者沟通的重要责任，但家庭所问问题的性质发生了变化。家庭照顾者需要的信息往往超出了更容易解决的“如何”医疗问题，而是“做什么以及何时”的问题，这些问题涵盖的主题通常不包括在继续教育中。这些需求发生变化的原因有几个：“人口老龄化”“多种慢性疾病的增加”“护理的性质和多名专家”“医疗保健选择的多样性”“与护理相关的复杂财务问题”护理中的健康差异这些因素导致家庭护理者需要与临床护理无关的信息，但同样重要，如果不是更重要的话。WGBH即将播出的关于“照顾年迈父母”的节目强调了这一未满足的信息需求，但护士和社会工作者传统上没有接受过讨论这些问题的培训。我们建议为护士和社会工作者开发一个基于网络的CE项目，重点关注家庭的非医疗问题。具体目标是：1。制定家庭照顾者非临床需求的内容大纲。2. 编写课程的一个原型章节。3. 演示交互功能。4. 进行可行性评估。7. 护士和社会工作者一直肩负着与家庭照顾者沟通的重要责任，但家庭所问问题的性质发生了变化。家庭照顾者需要的信息往往超出了更容易解决的“如何”医疗问题，而是“做什么以及何时”的问题，这些问题涵盖的主题通常不包括在继续教育中。拟议方案的目的是为护士和社会工作者开发一个基于网络的社会教育方案，重点关注家庭的非医疗问题。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Nurses and social workers have always held an important communication responsibility with family caregivers but the nature of questions asked by families has changed. Family caregivers require information that often goes beyond the more easily addressed "how to" medical questions to "what and when" questions covering topics not typically included in continuing education. There are several reasons why these needs are changing: " Aging of the population " Rise in multiple chronic conditions " Nature of care and multiple specialist " Diversity of health care options " Complex financial issues related to care " Health disparities in caregiving These factors result in family caregivers requiring information that is unrelated to clinical care but is equally if perhaps not more important. An upcoming WGBH broadcast on "Caring for Aging Parents" emphasizes this unmet need for information, but nurses and social workers have not traditionally been trained to discuss these issues. We propose to develop a web-based CE program for nurses and social workers that focus on the non-medical concerns of families. Specific Aims are: 1. Develop content outline on non clinical needs of family caregivers. 2. Develop one prototype chapter of the course. 3. Demonstrate interactive features. 4. Conduct feasibility assessment. 7. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE Nurses and social workers have always held an important communication responsibility with family caregivers but the nature of questions asked by families has changed. Family caregivers require information that often goes beyond the more easily addressed "how to" medical questions to "what and when" questions covering topics not typically included in continuing education. The purpose of the proposed program is to develop a web-based CE program for nurses and social workers that focus on the non-medical concerns of families.