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Introduction: Due to demographic trends, caring for dementia sufferers is the subject of research by multidisciplinary research teams. In this paper, we declare the importance of increasing the knowledge, skills and competence of formal caregivers as a predictor of the quality of institutional care provided for dementia sufferers. Material and methods: In the presented study, we determine the subjective assessment of the level of theoretical knowledge and practical skills of formal caregivers in relation to the care of dementia sufferers. The research involved 46 formal caregivers in two specialist facilities that provide health and social care to dementia sufferers. In order to meet the objectives, we have chosen a quantitative method using a non-standard questionnaire of our own design. Results: We found that the questionnaire respondents positively assess their previous knowledge and practical skills in providing nursing care to dementia sufferers, yet declare an interest in continuing education. Conclusion: Preparation and implementation of continuing education of formal caregivers is the active part played by an educational institution in relation to the improvement of the quality of care provided to dementia sufferers and at the same time it is evidence of the link between theory and practice in professionally oriented study programs reflecting the currently expected demographic trends in society.

Background:People with mental illness face two major problems at the same time. The first is the disease itself which they must learn to live with and to manage all its symptoms. The second, often more serious problem, is the presence of stereotypes and prejudices which are the result of insufficient knowledge about mental illnesses and their misunderstanding. The aim was to explore the current state of stigmatization by nurses towards mentally ill people. Methods: In this quantitative exploratory research we used an existing questionnaire (the Opening Minds Scale for Health Care Providers) with randomly selected nurses who treat mentally ill patients. Results:A significant difference in the degree of stigmatization with respect to the age of the nurses was not found. However,in terms of the overall assessment, specifically in the domain of attitudes, the rate of stigmatization was higher among younger respondents. Nurses with shorter professional experience proved a lower degree of stigmatization than nurses with longer professional experience. Conclusion: It is expected that the rate of mental illnesses will increase. Therefore, we recommend continuing to pay increased attention to destigmatization within the education of and developing more destigmatizing initiatives among nurses.