A Simulation Training Program for Person-Centered In-Home Dementia Care

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Dementia

• Registration Number: NCT06850883
• Lead Sponsor: National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Brief Summary

This study primarily explores the impact of a person-centered dementia home care scenario-based training program on home care workers' empathy, care preparedness, competence, predictability, and rewards.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-02
• Study First Submitted: 2025-02-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-02-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-02-24
• Study First Posted: 2025-02-27
• Last Update Posted: 2025-02-27
• Study Start: 2025-03-15
• Primary Completion: 2025-03-15
• Study Completion: 2025-07-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

(A) Aged 20 years or older; (B) Employed as a full-time worker in a home-based long-term care service institution; (C) Willing to participate in this study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Employed as a part-time worker in a home-based long-term care service institution

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Empathy Level in Formal Caregivers	pretest, Immediately after intervention, 1 month after intervention completion	Measured using the Jefferson Scale of Empathy, with scores ranging from 20 to 140. Higher scores indicate greater empathy.
Preparedness Level in Formal Caregivers	pretest, Immediately after intervention, 1 month after intervention completion	Measured using the Archbold Scale of Preparedness, with mean scores ranging from 0 to 4. Higher scores indicate greater Preparedness.
Competence Level in Formal Caregivers	pretest, Immediately after intervention, 1 month after intervention completion	Measured using the Kosbery and Caril Scale of Competence, with mean scores ranging from 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate greater Competence.
Predictability Level in Formal Caregivers	pretest, Immediately after intervention, 1 month after intervention completion	Measured using the Levine Scale of Predictability, with mean scores ranging from 0 to 4. Higher scores indicate greater Predictability.
Rewards Level in Formal Caregivers	pretest, Immediately after intervention, 1 month after intervention completion	Measured using the Archbold Scale of Rewards, with mean scores ranging from 0 to 4. Higher scores indicate greater Rewards.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Taiwan