Dementia Communication Training Program for Novice Home Care Workers

Tzu Chi University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Dementia

Treatments: Other: scenario-based discussions dementia communication training; Other: virtual trainer-based dementia communication training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07244497

YLH-IRB-11326

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to evaluate the effects of a dementia communication training program using a real-time interactive virtual trainer among novice home care workers.

Full description

This randomised controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of a dementia communication training program using a real-time interactive virtual trainer on dementia knowledge, communication skills, empathy, and competence of managing behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) among novice home care workers.

The virtual trainer (VT) group will receive the 8-week virtual trainer-based dementia communication training.

The control group will receive the 8-week scenario-based discussions dementia communication training.

Both groups will be assessed for their dementia knowledge, communication skills, empathy, and competence of managing BPSD at baseline, week 4, and week 18, and week 12.

Enrollment: 102 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Novice home care workers who had been employed in home care agencies for less than one year.
• ages ranging from 20 to 65 years,
• completed care worker training program
• Had not previously received any virtual trainer training.
• Taiwanese nationality
• provided informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• home care workers who do not meet the inclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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102 participants in 2 patient groups

virtual trainer-based dementia communication training

Experimental group

Description:

8-week dementia communication training program using a real-time interactive virtual trainer

Treatment:

Other: virtual trainer-based dementia communication training

scenario-based discussions dementia communication training

Active Comparator group

Description:

8-week dementia communication training program using scenario-based discussions

Treatment:

Other: scenario-based discussions dementia communication training