The Effects of Using Augmented Reality (AR) System to Train Foreign Care Workers.

Kaohsiung Medical University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Oral Dryness and Saliva Altered; Oral Manifestations; Swallowing Disorder

Treatments: Device: oral care augmented reality (AR); Other: video-based oral hygiene education course

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05938166

KMUHIRB-SV(II)-20230019

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of augmented reality (AR) system training intervention of foreign care workers on the salivary biomarker and oral function of older people.

This randomized controlled trial included experimental group: AR group (EG-A) Video group (EG-B) and control group(CG), respectively. The EG-A will receive augmented reality (AR) system training intervention with AR tooth-cleaning skills session course add video-based oral hygiene education course . The EG-B receive video-based oral hygiene education course and The CG only receive only a leaflet.

Full description

A randomized experimental design was used. Female foreign care workers whose aged 21 to 65 years and by cared older peoples whose aged 65 to 75 years were recruited through community-based site of long-term care service in Kaohsiung city. Each group was expected for 12 care workers and by cared older peoples who each group. G*Power (version 3.1.9.4) was used for power analysis.

All foreign care workers whose participants will underwent questionnaire examination at baseline and at 1-month, 3-month, 6-month follow-ups. The information of foreign care workers regarding oral care cognition, attitude, self-efficacy, and oral care behavior intention will be collected by a self-report questionnaire before and after intervention.

Each by cared older peoples will be evaluation oral hygiene and function by oral hygienist, and will completed the questionnaire at baseline and at 1-month, 3-month and 6-month follow-up. Older people by cared will assess plaque control record (PCR), tongue coating index (TCI), repetitive saliva swallowing test (RSST), oral diadochokinetic (DDK), oral moisture degree (OMD),masticatory efficiency (MoE) and salivary biomarker at baseline (Time 1), three months (Time 2) and six months (Time 3) follow-ups.

Enrollment: 42 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 1. The Indonesian caregivers who are employed in Kaohsiung City are aged between 21 and 65 and have simple Chinese communication skills.
• 2. The elderly people being cared for is over 65 years old.

Exclusion criteria

• 1. Elderly people who are unable to cooperate with instructions.
• 2. Elderly people with facial impairment.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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42 participants in 3 patient groups

experimental group (EG-A)

Experimental group

Description:

Behavioral: The experimental of A group received a 40-minute AR tooth-cleaning skills session and a 50-minute video-based oral hygiene education course.

Treatment:

Other: video-based oral hygiene education course

Device: oral care augmented reality (AR)

experimental group (EG-B)

Experimental group

Description:

The experimental of B group received a 50-minute video-based oral hygiene education course.

Treatment:

Other: video-based oral hygiene education course

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

The CG only receive only a booklet of traditional classroom oral health education