Back to resultsDementia Care Training With Virtual Reality and Support for Home Care Staff
Primary Purpose
Dementia
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Taiwan
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Intervention group
Control group
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Dementia focused on measuring Home care staff, dementia care, virtual reality
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- age 20 to 65 years
- Taiwanese nationality
- had worked as a home care staff for at least three months
- had experience in providing home care for patients with dementia
- had a mobile phone or tablet and regular access to the internet
Exclusion Criteria:
- Home care staff who do not meet the inclusion criteria
- can not provide informed consent.
Sites / Locations
- Mennonite Social Welfare foundation
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Experimental
Active Comparator
Arm Label
Intervention group
Control group
Arm Description
receive dementia care training
receive dementia care training without virtual reality activity
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale
To evaluate care staff's knowledge of dementia, range from 0-50
Approach to Dementia Questionnaire
To evaluate care staff's attitude toward Dementia, range from 19-95
Sense of Competence in Dementia Care Staff Scale
To evaluate care staff's competence of caring for people with dementia, range from 16-68
Jefferson Scale of Empathy
To evaluate care staff's level of empathy toward patients, score range from 20-140
Secondary Outcome Measures
Simple Work Stress Scale
To evaluate level of work stress of care staff
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT04788992
First Posted
March 2, 2021
Last Updated
November 1, 2022
Sponsor
Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT04788992
Brief Title
Dementia Care Training With Virtual Reality and Support for Home Care Staff
Official Title
Evaluation of a Dementia Care Training With Virtual Reality and Support Program for Home Care Staff
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
January 2022
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
March 29, 2021 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
September 30, 2021 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
October 31, 2021 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology
4. Oversight
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
This study aims to evaluate a dementia care training with virtual reality and peer support program on dementia care knowledge, attitude, care competence, work stress, and empathy of home care staff.
Detailed Description
Home care staff often have insufficient knowledge and skills of caring people with dementia at home. Many lack empathy for those with dementia. Training courses for home care staff often are not developed according to their educational background and workplace needs.
This two-group cluster randomised controlled trial aims to evaluate a dementia care training with virtual reality and peer support program on dementia care knowledge, attitude, care competence, work stress, and empathy of home care staff.
The dementia care training consists of dementia care e-books, dementia virtual reality activity and peer support program.
The interventional group will receive a dementia care training using dementia care e-books, dementia virtual reality activity and peer support program.
The control group will only receive dementia care e-books and peer support with no dementia virtual reality activity.
Both groups will be assessed for their dementia care knowledge, attitudes, care competence, work stress and empathy at baseline, month 3, and 6.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Dementia
Keywords
Home care staff, dementia care, virtual reality
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Other
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Model Description
two-group cluster randomised controlled trial
Masking
ParticipantOutcomes Assessor
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
124 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Intervention group
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
receive dementia care training
Arm Title
Control group
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
receive dementia care training without virtual reality activity
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Intervention group
Intervention Description
Dementia care training consists of dementia care e-books, dementia virtual reality activity and peer support program.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Control group
Intervention Description
Dementia care training consists of dementia care e-books and peer support program without dementia virtual reality activity
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale
Description
To evaluate care staff's knowledge of dementia, range from 0-50
Time Frame
6 months
Title
Approach to Dementia Questionnaire
Description
To evaluate care staff's attitude toward Dementia, range from 19-95
Time Frame
6 moths
Title
Sense of Competence in Dementia Care Staff Scale
Description
To evaluate care staff's competence of caring for people with dementia, range from 16-68
Time Frame
6 months
Title
Jefferson Scale of Empathy
Description
To evaluate care staff's level of empathy toward patients, score range from 20-140
Time Frame
6 months
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Simple Work Stress Scale
Description
To evaluate level of work stress of care staff
Time Frame
6 moths
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
20 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
65 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
age 20 to 65 years
Taiwanese nationality
had worked as a home care staff for at least three months
had experience in providing home care for patients with dementia
had a mobile phone or tablet and regular access to the internet
Exclusion Criteria:
Home care staff who do not meet the inclusion criteria
can not provide informed consent.
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Huei-Chuan Sung, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Mennonite Social Welfare foundation
City
Hualien City
ZIP/Postal Code
970
Country
Taiwan
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Plan to Share IPD
No
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