Suiting up to Empathy (PHARMSIM)

Monash University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Empathy

Treatments: Other: Polypharmacy workshop; Behavioral: Use of an ageing suit

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04133727

PHARMSIM

Details and patient eligibility

About

Healthcare professionals with a positive attitude and empathetic towards older adults are at a better position to deliver quality healthcare. In this study, the investigators randomized pharmacy students to either a polypharmacy workshop or an immersive aging simulation suit and polypharmacy workshop to examine if simulation will enhance empathy levels among students

Full description

Healthcare professionals with a positive attitude and empathetic towards older adults are at a better position to deliver quality healthcare. In this study, the investigators randomized pharmacy students to either a polypharmacy workshop or an immersive aging simulation suit and polypharmacy workshop to examine if simulation will enhance empathy levels among students. This will be performed in all year 1 pharmacy students

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 22 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• All pharmacy students enrolled in the Pharmacy program

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Intervention group will wear a simulation suit in which will mimic the physical limitations experienced by older adults. In addition, they will participate in a polypharmacy workshop which allows them to communicate with older adults

Treatment:

Behavioral: Use of an ageing suit

Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will participate in a polypharmacy workshop which allows them to communicate with older adults

Treatment:

Other: Polypharmacy workshop