Optimizing Medical Decisions and Care for Adult Orphans
For patients and families
In plain language
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: Caring for Adult Orphans.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Social Isolation, Health Services Accessibility. Basic parameters: from 18 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 a training program designed to improve clinicians' ability to care for adult orphans. A randomized controlled trial will be conducted to examine the effects of the training program on clinicians' knowledge, self-efficacy, and clinical practice related to caring for adult orphans at baseline, 1 month, and 3 months after the intervention.
Detailed description
A training program for clinicians on caring for adult orphans has been developed based on an extensive review of the literature. This study will evaluate the effectiveness of the program in clinical settings.
A randomized controlled trial will be conducted among clinicians working in healthcare settings. Participants will be randomly assigned to either an intervention group receiving the training program or a control group receiving usual practice. The effectiveness of the training program will be assessed by measuring clinicians' knowledge, self-efficacy, and clinical practice related to caring for adult orphans using structured questionnaires at baseline, 1 month after the intervention, and 3 months after the intervention.
Interventions
- Behavioral Caring for Adult Orphans
The Caring for Adult Orphans training program has been developed to improve clinicians' knowledge, self-efficacy, and clinical practice in caring for adult orphans. The program consists of three components: A film highlighting issues related to adult orphans and unbefriended older adults. A second film introducing the Hospice Palliative Care Act and the Patient Right to Autonomy Act to enhance participants' understanding of relevant legal and ethical frameworks. Three common clinical scenario
Primary outcome measures
- Clinicians' Knowledge about Caring for Adult Orphans [Time frame: Baseline, 1 month, and 3 months after the intervention]
- Clinicians' Self-Efficacy about Caring for Adult Orphans [Time frame: Baseline, 1 month, and 3 months after the intervention]
- Clinicians' Clinical Practice about Caring for Adult Orphans [Time frame: Baseline, 1 month, and 3 months after the intervention]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Full-time healthcare professionals working in the selected outpatient or inpatient divisions.
- Includes physicians, nurses, social workers, and psychologists.
- Willing and able to provide informed consent for participation.
Exclusion criteria
-There are no specific exclusion criteria. All healthcare professionals meeting the inclusion criteria are eligible.
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
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
Taiwan · 1 center
- Chang Gung University — Taoyuan
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07465770 · 202201921B0