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Dementia Communication Training Program for Novice Home Care Workers

No phase Interventional Dementia

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: virtual trainer-based dementia communication training, scenario-based discussions dementia communication training.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Dementia. Basic parameters: 20 years — 65 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
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Official title

Evaluation of a Dementia Communication Training Program Using a Real-time Interactive Virtual Trainer Among Novice Home Care Workers

Overview

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.

Detailed 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.

Interventions

  • Other virtual trainer-based dementia communication training
    8-week dementia communication training program using a real-time interactive virtual trainer
  • Other scenario-based discussions dementia communication training
    8-week dementia communication training program using scenario-based discussions

Primary outcome measures

  • Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale [Time frame: baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12]
  • Caregiver Communication Competence Scale [Time frame: baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
  • Jefferson Scale of Empathy [Time frame: baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12]
  • Competence Scale in Managing Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia [Time frame: baseline, week 4, week 8, week 12]

Eligibility criteria

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

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
Open label
Primary purpose
Health services research

Study locations

Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.

Identifiers

NCT: NCT07244497 · YLH-IRB-11326

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗