Ensure the support from the management of care organisations to promote successful implementation of exergaming
Guidance
Employees of care organisations should be supported by the management in their responsibility for Exergaming as a new activity. Managers should be actively engaged in Exergaming and be kept updated on any developments with regard to Exergaming (i.e. positive experiences of people with dementia practising Exergaming, any potential issues with the activity).
Explanation and examples
We have asked day-care centres for people living with dementia, which factors played a role in successful implementation of Exergaming. The staff of these day-care centres sometimes did not feel supported by the management in supervising and implementing the Exergaming activity. This made it less likely for them to implement it.
Themes
Exergaming Implementation Management Staff Support
Target groups
Day-care centre volunteers, employees & managers Industry evaluating implementation of technology Management of care organizations Professional carers, clinicians Researcher evaluating implementation of technologyType of evidence
Joeke van der Molen (INDUCT ESR7)
Preliminary results of the process analysis
References
Joeke van Santen, Rose-Marie Dröes, Marian Schoone, Olivier A. Blanson Henkemans, Judith E. Bosmans, Sjef van Bommel, Esther Hakvoort, Ronald Valk, Carla Scholten, Joris Wiersinga, Marjolein Smit, Franka Meiland (2019). FACTSHEET Exergaming for people living with dementia: can you move along? Recommendations to promote successful implementation [in Dutch: FACTSHEET Exergaming voor mensen met dementie: beweeg je mee? Adviezen ter bevordering van succesvolle implementatie].
Van Santen J., Dröes, R.M., Blanson Henkemans, O.A., Schoone,, M., van Straten, A., Valk. R., Meiland F.J. A mixed-methods study into the implementation of exergaming for people living with dementia who attend day-care centres. (Submitted)
As training manager of INDUCT, I am responsible for the overall coordination and organization of the individual and network-wide training of our 15 ESRs. My main task is the organization of five INDUCT Summer and Winter Schools. Together with the local and management team, we identify needs and interests among the ESRs, compose a varied program for the week including training sessions, project meetings and social and networking events, invite academic and non-academic expert speakers, organize practical matters, and afterwards we evaluate the event, write a report, and try to incorporate all suggestions in our future training events.