The Effects of Mobile Application for Direct Care Worker
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Mental and behavioral disorders
- Registration Number
- KCT0004712
- Lead Sponsor
- Ewha Womans University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
1. Direct care workers
1) those who have more than six months of experience in a long-term care facility
2) Android-based mobile phone users
2. Older adults with dementia(Long-term care residents)
1) residents who have more than six months with a long-term care facility
2) adults ages 65 and older having K-MMSE scores lower than 20
3) those who are Korea Long-term Care Classification Level 3 or 4
Exclusion Criteria
1. Direct care workers
1) direct care worker who has received meal care education within the past year
2. Older adults with dementia(Long-term care residents)
1) bedridden residents having K-MMSE scores lower than 10
2) residents receiving tube feeding
3) residents with end-stage illness in hospice care
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method feeding attitude (direct care workers);feeding behavior (direct care workers)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method eating behavior (residents with dementia);saliva secretion amounts (residents with dementia);eating duration (residents with dementia)