Emotional Care Competency Scale for Dementia: Development and Correlations With Knowledge, Attitudes, and Confidence

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Dementia Patients Care; Emotional

• Registration Number: NCT06773741
• Lead Sponsor: Chang Gung University of Science and Technology

Brief Summary

This study aims to develop an "Emotional Care Competency Scale for Dementia" targeting long-term care professionals and to explore the relationship between caregivers' emotional care competency and their knowledge, attitudes, and confidence in dementia care.

A mixed-methods approach will be employed in two exploratory phases:

Phase One: Scale Development Participants: Purposeful sampling will recruit experienced long-term care professionals.

Method: Conduct qualitative interviews; analyze the collected data using content analysis to code and categorize information; draft the initial version of the Emotional Care Competency Scale for Dementia based on the results.

Phase Two: Scale Validation and Relationship Analysis Objective: Validate the reliability and validity of the scale and examine the relationship between professionals' emotional care competency and their knowledge, attitudes, and confidence in dementia care.

Design: Longitudinal descriptive correlational study. Participants: Convenience sampling to recruit participants for two rounds of questionnaire surveys.

This study seeks to provide a comprehensive tool for assessing emotional care competencies among dementia care professionals and to understand how these competencies relate to their knowledge, attitudes, and confidence in delivering care.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-01
• Study First Submitted: 2025-01-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-01-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-01-09
• Study First Posted: 2025-01-14
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-14
• Study Start: 2025-08-01
• Primary Completion: 2028-07-31
• Study Completion: 2028-07-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

• Aged 18 years or older. Currently working in a setting that provides dementia care. Currently engaged in nursing or caregiving services in the long-term care sector.

Able to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese. No history of mental illness.

Exclusion Criteria

• Under 18 years of age. Suffering from significant physical or psychological illnesses.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reliability and Validity Testing of the Dementia Emotional Care Competency Scale	Baseline and 6monthes	The participants are required to complete the questionnaire twice. The second questionnaire will be filled out 6 months after completing the first one.