The Impact of Elderly Simulation Experience on Aging Knowledge, Attitudes, Empathy, Communication Skills and Learning Satisfaction for Facility Care- Workers in Long-term Care Institutions : An Action Research and Effectiveness Evaluation
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Ageing Simulation Experience Program.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Careworker, Education. Basic parameters: 20 years — 70 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Taiwan
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an aging simulation experience course in enhancing the aging knowledge, care attitudes, empathy, communication skills, and learning satisfaction of care service personnel working in residential long-term care institutions.
Detailed description
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an aging simulation experience course in improving aging knowledge, care attitudes, empathy, communication skills, and learning satisfaction among care workers in long-term care institutions. A total of 162 participants will be randomly assigned to an experimental group receiving an aging knowledge lecture, a hands-on aging simulation using aging suits, and a peer discussion session, or to a control group receiving only the lecture. Outcomes will be assessed before the intervention, and one and two months after. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses will be conducted to measure training effectiveness and inform future caregiver education programs.
Interventions
- Behavioral Ageing Simulation Experience Program
Ageing Simulation Experience Program is a structured training that includes a multimedia lecture, a hands-on aging simulation using the PengZu Suit, and a peer discussion. It aims to enhance care workers' aging knowledge, empathy, attitudes, and communication skills through experiential learning.
Primary outcome measures
- Aging Knowledge [Time frame: baseline, month 1、2]
- Attitudes [Time frame: baseline, month 1、2]
- Empathy [Time frame: baseline, month 1、2]
- Communication Skills [Time frame: baseline, month 1、2]
- Learning Satisfaction [Time frame: baseline, month 1、2]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Participants must be care workers currently employed at residential long-term care institutions in Eastern Taiwan, aged between 20 and 70 years. They must have at least one month of work experience in their current role, be literate, capable of completing written questionnaires, able to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese, and willing to provide informed consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
- Individuals will be excluded if they do not meet the above inclusion criteria, decline to participate or withdraw consent during the study, or are physically unable to safely engage in the aging simulation activity due to health or mobility limitations.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
Taiwan · 1 center
- Tzu Chi University — Hualien City
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07160907 · YLH-IRB-11418