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Carmen Byker Shanks - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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k 12 school food service Staff Training interventions a review of the literature
Journal of School Health, 2015Co-Authors: Lacy Stephens, Carmen Byker ShanksAbstract:BACKGROUND School food service professionals are vital to implementing national nutrition standards in school meal programs. Appropriate and effective Training for these professionals may be one key to producing healthful meals that students are excited to eat and also meet United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutrient guidelines. A systematic literature review was conducted to understand the scope of interventions conducted with food service Staff. METHODS PubMed, Web of Knowledge, and Science Direct databases were searched for articles detailing school food service Training interventions in K-12 school settings within the United States. RESULTS Of 2341 articles retrieved, 17 articles describing 14 food service Training interventions met the inclusion criteria. While food service Staff Training was an important component of many comprehensive school health and school meal interventions, there were few studies that specifically addressed school food service Staff Trainings. Although some best practices can be concluded from the current literature, major gaps in knowledge about effective school food service Training interventions and validated research tools remain. CONCLUSIONS As new professional standards are mandated by the USDA, a more thorough evaluation and understanding of best practices is vital to maximize the effectiveness of food service Staff Training.
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K‐12 School Food Service Staff Training Interventions: A Review of the Literature
The Journal of school health, 2015Co-Authors: Lacy Stephens, Carmen Byker ShanksAbstract:BACKGROUND School food service professionals are vital to implementing national nutrition standards in school meal programs. Appropriate and effective Training for these professionals may be one key to producing healthful meals that students are excited to eat and also meet United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutrient guidelines. A systematic literature review was conducted to understand the scope of interventions conducted with food service Staff. METHODS PubMed, Web of Knowledge, and Science Direct databases were searched for articles detailing school food service Training interventions in K-12 school settings within the United States. RESULTS Of 2341 articles retrieved, 17 articles describing 14 food service Training interventions met the inclusion criteria. While food service Staff Training was an important component of many comprehensive school health and school meal interventions, there were few studies that specifically addressed school food service Staff Trainings. Although some best practices can be concluded from the current literature, major gaps in knowledge about effective school food service Training interventions and validated research tools remain. CONCLUSIONS As new professional standards are mandated by the USDA, a more thorough evaluation and understanding of best practices is vital to maximize the effectiveness of food service Staff Training.
Lacy Stephens - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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k 12 school food service Staff Training interventions a review of the literature
Journal of School Health, 2015Co-Authors: Lacy Stephens, Carmen Byker ShanksAbstract:BACKGROUND School food service professionals are vital to implementing national nutrition standards in school meal programs. Appropriate and effective Training for these professionals may be one key to producing healthful meals that students are excited to eat and also meet United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutrient guidelines. A systematic literature review was conducted to understand the scope of interventions conducted with food service Staff. METHODS PubMed, Web of Knowledge, and Science Direct databases were searched for articles detailing school food service Training interventions in K-12 school settings within the United States. RESULTS Of 2341 articles retrieved, 17 articles describing 14 food service Training interventions met the inclusion criteria. While food service Staff Training was an important component of many comprehensive school health and school meal interventions, there were few studies that specifically addressed school food service Staff Trainings. Although some best practices can be concluded from the current literature, major gaps in knowledge about effective school food service Training interventions and validated research tools remain. CONCLUSIONS As new professional standards are mandated by the USDA, a more thorough evaluation and understanding of best practices is vital to maximize the effectiveness of food service Staff Training.
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K‐12 School Food Service Staff Training Interventions: A Review of the Literature
The Journal of school health, 2015Co-Authors: Lacy Stephens, Carmen Byker ShanksAbstract:BACKGROUND School food service professionals are vital to implementing national nutrition standards in school meal programs. Appropriate and effective Training for these professionals may be one key to producing healthful meals that students are excited to eat and also meet United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutrient guidelines. A systematic literature review was conducted to understand the scope of interventions conducted with food service Staff. METHODS PubMed, Web of Knowledge, and Science Direct databases were searched for articles detailing school food service Training interventions in K-12 school settings within the United States. RESULTS Of 2341 articles retrieved, 17 articles describing 14 food service Training interventions met the inclusion criteria. While food service Staff Training was an important component of many comprehensive school health and school meal interventions, there were few studies that specifically addressed school food service Staff Trainings. Although some best practices can be concluded from the current literature, major gaps in knowledge about effective school food service Training interventions and validated research tools remain. CONCLUSIONS As new professional standards are mandated by the USDA, a more thorough evaluation and understanding of best practices is vital to maximize the effectiveness of food service Staff Training.
Judith Goyder - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Staff Training using star a pilot study in uk care homes
International Psychogeriatrics, 2012Co-Authors: Judith Goyder, Martin Orrell, Jennifer Wenborn, Aimee SpectorAbstract:Background: Symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and behavioral problems are very common in people with dementia living in care homes. Staff Training has been identifed as a promising psychosocial intervention. This pilot study investigated the feasibility of implementing the Staff Training in Assisted Living Residences (STAR) program in UK care homes. Methods: The eight-week STAR program was delivered in two care homes. Twenty-five care Staff attended the Training. Thirty-two residents, with dementia and clinically significant anxiety, depression, or behavioral problems, were included in the study. Residents and Staff were assessed at baseline and eight-week follow-up. Results: Residents demonstrated significantly reduced symptoms of depression and behavioral problems following the implementation of the program, although resident-rated quality of life and anxiety symptoms did not improve significantly. Staff sense of hopefulness towards people with dementia also improved significantly and Staff rated themselves as significantly more competent at forming relationships with residents. Conclusion: Delivering the STAR program to care Staff can have an impact on the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia displayed by care home residents. The program was feasible to implement and was rated highly by care Staff. A large-scale randomized controlled trial is now required to evaluate the effectiveness of this Training intervention.
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Staff Training using STAR (Staff Training in Assisted Living Residences) : a pilot study in UK residential care homes
2011Co-Authors: Judith GoyderAbstract:Background: The behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are very common in people with dementia living in care homes. Training care home Staff to understand and manage these symptoms is a potentially valuable intervention. This review aimed to understand the effectiveness of Staff Training interventions for reducing BPSD. Method: A systematic literature search was conducted. The search identified 273 studies. Twenty studies, published between 1998 and 2010, were found to meet the inclusion criteria. They were screened for quality using pre-specified criteria. Results: Overall the studies were found to be of adequate quality, although the majority of studies did not adhere to the recommended guidelines for the conduct of Cluster Randomised Controlled Trials. There were also a number of other methodological weaknesses. Twelve studies found evidence that Staff Training can reduce BPSD, four studies found positive trends and four studies found no evidence that Staff Training can reduce BPSD. Conclusions: The review found good evidence for the effectiveness of Staff Training interventions for reducing BPSD, although the methodological limitations made it difficult to draw definitive conclusions. No links were found between the theoretical orientation of Training programmes and their effectiveness. There was good evidence that Staff behaviour is improved following attendance at Training programmes, but Training was found to be less effective for improving the psychological well-being of care Staff.
Aimee Spector - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Staff Training using star a pilot study in uk care homes
International Psychogeriatrics, 2012Co-Authors: Judith Goyder, Martin Orrell, Jennifer Wenborn, Aimee SpectorAbstract:Background: Symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and behavioral problems are very common in people with dementia living in care homes. Staff Training has been identifed as a promising psychosocial intervention. This pilot study investigated the feasibility of implementing the Staff Training in Assisted Living Residences (STAR) program in UK care homes. Methods: The eight-week STAR program was delivered in two care homes. Twenty-five care Staff attended the Training. Thirty-two residents, with dementia and clinically significant anxiety, depression, or behavioral problems, were included in the study. Residents and Staff were assessed at baseline and eight-week follow-up. Results: Residents demonstrated significantly reduced symptoms of depression and behavioral problems following the implementation of the program, although resident-rated quality of life and anxiety symptoms did not improve significantly. Staff sense of hopefulness towards people with dementia also improved significantly and Staff rated themselves as significantly more competent at forming relationships with residents. Conclusion: Delivering the STAR program to care Staff can have an impact on the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia displayed by care home residents. The program was feasible to implement and was rated highly by care Staff. A large-scale randomized controlled trial is now required to evaluate the effectiveness of this Training intervention.
Gernot Marx - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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effects of Staff Training on the care of mechanically ventilated patients a prospective cohort study
BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2009Co-Authors: Frank Bloos, S Muller, A Harz, M Gugel, D Geil, K Egerland, Konrad Reinhart, Gernot MarxAbstract:Background Adherence to guidelines to avoid complications associated with mechanical ventilation is often incomplete. The goal of this study was to assess whether Staff Training in pre-defined interventions (bundle) improves the quality of care in mechanically ventilated patients. Methods This study was performed on a 50-bed intensive care unit of a tertiary care university hospital. Application of a ventilator bundle consisting of semirecumbent positioning, lung protective ventilation in patients with acute lung injury (ALI), ulcer prophylaxis, and deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis (DVTP) was assessed before and after Staff Training in post-surgical patients requiring mechanical ventilation for at least 24 h. Results A total of 133 patients before and 141 patients after Staff Training were included. Overall bundle adherence increased from 15 to 33.8% ( P P P =0.048). Ulcer prophylaxis of >90% was achieved in both groups. Median tidal volume in patients with ALI remained unaltered. Days on mechanical ventilation were reduced from 6 (interquartile range 2.0–15.0) to 4 (2.0–9.0) ( P =0.017). Rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), ICU length of stay, and ICU mortality remained unaffected. In patients with VAP, the median ICU length of stay was reduced by 9 days ( P =0.04). Conclusions Staff Training by an ICU change team improved compliance to a pre-defined ventilator bundle. This led to a reduction in the days spent on mechanical ventilation, despite incomplete bundle implementation.