Now Recruiting Rehabilitation Professionals for a Continuing Education Study on Dementia

CARES-D aims to enhance knowledge and confidence among physiotherapists working with dementia patients in Canada. Participants will complete questionnaires, engage with an online course, and provide feedback. The study requires approximately 5 hours for completion and is exclusively offered in English. For details, contact Nazanin Nasiri at the provided email.

Do you provide rehabilitation services to individuals with dementia?

Care Approaches in Rehabilitation for Effective Support for Dementia (CARES-D) uses evidence-based information to generate awareness, share knowledge, and inform decision-making for physiotherapists working with individuals with dementia.

We want to analyze the effectiveness of CARES-D for rehabilitation professional on learner knowledge, attitudes, and confidence, attitudes about dementia.

We want to hear from physiotherapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapy assistants, occupational therapy assistants, and kinesiologists who are:

  • Practicing in Canada with 6 months of experience
  • Working with individuals with dementia
  • Working in any setting

Participants will be asked to:

  • Complete a few online questionnaires
    • One about your background before the course (15 minutes)
    • Three about your confidence, attitude and knowledge of dementia before and after the course (45 minutes)
  • Complete the Care Approaches in Rehabilitation for Effective Support for Dementia (CARES-D) course and the corresponding workbook
    • Online content modules and course feedback survey (6.5 hours)

The entire study will take approximately 7.5 hours to complete.

Please note that the study materials and course content are only available in English.


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