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Development of a Rural and Remote Dementia Training Framework
Kathryn W. Fitzgerald, Katrina P. Fyfe, Sandra Claire Thompson. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 2025-11-01
Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies
Synthesis of the results identified three overarching key principles and seven actionable practices for consideration when designing or delivering dementia education to the rural and remote health and aged care workforce. The first Rural and Remote Dementia Training Framework offers a practical guide for employers, training providers and professional organisations to design, deliver and evaluate dementia training programs, ensuring they meet the needs of the rural and remote health and aged care workforce in Australia.
Key findings
- Synthesis of the results identified three overarching key principles and seven actionable practices for consideration when designing or delivering dementia education to the rural and remote health and aged care workforce.
- The first Rural and Remote Dementia Training Framework offers a practical guide for employers, training providers and professional organisations to design, deliver and evaluate dementia training programs, ensuring they meet the needs of the rural and remote health and aged care workforce in Australia.
Why it matters
This work developed the first Rural and Remote Dementia Training Framework, identifying three key principles and seven actionable practices for dementia education for the rural and remote health and aged care workforce in Australia. It offers a practical guide for employers, training providers, and professional organizations to design, deliver, and evaluate training programs.
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Study details
- Study designclinical trial
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 34/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Australian Journal of Rural Health) |
| Journal's citation record | 1 / 4 | Australian Journal of Rural Health: journal h-index 76 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | Design recorded as “clinical trial”, which our rubric does not rank (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 4 / 5 | 2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 1 / 7 | Cited 1 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 0 / 5 | 0.3 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025 |
| Impact for its field and year | 2 / 6 | Cited 1.3× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 0 / 4 | Cited 1 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 3 / 4 | Last-listed author Sandra Thompson: h-index 54 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 1 / 3 | The University of Western Australia: institution h-index 1,026 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 0 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 1 institution(s) in 1 country — scores zero (affiliation lists can be incomplete) |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 41414790) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Total | 34 / 100 | — |
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- DOI: 10.1111/ajr.70133
- PubMed: 41414790
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APA 7th
Fitzgerald, K. W., Fyfe, K. P., & Thompson, S. C. (2025). Development of a Rural and Remote Dementia Training Framework. Australian Journal of Rural Health. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajr.70133
Vancouver
Fitzgerald KW, Fyfe KP, Thompson SC. Development of a Rural and Remote Dementia Training Framework. Australian Journal of Rural Health. 2025. doi:10.1111/ajr.70133. PMID: 41414790.
BibTeX
@article{fitzgerald2025-41414790,
author = {Fitzgerald, Kathryn W. and Fyfe, Katrina P. and Thompson, Sandra Claire},
title = {{Development of a Rural and Remote Dementia Training Framework}},
journal = {Australian Journal of Rural Health},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.1111/ajr.70133},
pmid = {41414790},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/ajr.70133}
}
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