Older Volunteers' Competence Training

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Volunteers
• Interventions: Other: Control; Other: Competence training program

• Registration Number: NCT05901662
• Lead Sponsor: Kaohsiung Medical University

Brief Summary

This project was aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the competence training program in improving the knowledge and skills of volunteer work, the motivation for volunteering, self-efficacy, and satisfaction with volunteer work among older volunteers.

Detailed Description

A cluster-randomized controlled trial was conducted to test the effects of a 3-month comprehensive competence training program in improving the knowledge and skills of volunteer work, the motivation for volunteering, self-efficacy, and satisfaction with volunteer work among older volunteers. Using convenience sampling, 10 senior activity centers with 162 older volunteers were recruited and cluster-randomized to the intervention group (5 centers) or wait-list comparison group (5 centers). The intervention group received a 3-hour weekly course training session in four consecutive weeks and provided services to community-dwelling older adults for two months; the comparison group provided their routine services at senior activity centers. Data were collected at baseline, one month, and three months into the study.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-06-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-06-05
• Study First Posted: 2023-06-13
• Study Start: 2023-06-16
• Status Verified: 2023-12
• Primary Completion: 2023-12-08
• Study Completion: 2023-12-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-12-09
• Last Update Posted: 2023-12-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 162

Inclusion Criteria

• older adults age ≥ 65
• able to read and write in Chinese
• being a volunteer at the senior activity center for at least 1 month

Exclusion Criteria

• illiterate

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Control	Control	This group provided their routine services at senior activity centers.
Competence training program	Competence training program	This group received a 3-hour weekly course training session in four consecutive weeks and provided services to community-dwelling older adults for two months.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
knowledge and skills of volunteer work	3 months	measured by the Older Volunteer Competency Scale. It has 30 items with 3 sub-scales. Each item is measured by a 10-point Likert scale. The item scores represent the perceived improvement needed by the respondents with higher scores indicating more needed improvements.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
motivation for volunteering	3 months	measured by the Volunteer Functions Inventory. It contains 30 items in 6 sub-scales to assess volunteers' motivational functions. Each item is rated on a 7-point Likert scale. A higher score indicates a greater importance of that motive.
self-efficacy	3 months	measured by the Volunteers' Self-efficacy Questionnaire. It contains 25 items measuring four dimensions. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale. A higher score indicates better self-efficacy.
satisfaction with volunteer work	3 months	measured by the Working Satisfaction Scale. It is comprised of 13 items assessing 3 dimensions. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale. A higher score indicates higher satisfaction with volunteer work.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kaohsiung Medical University; 🇨🇳 Kaohsiung, Taiwan