None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This study aims to evaluate whether a digital dementia awareness game can improve knowledge and attitudes about dementia among Chinese family carers. The game uses interactive, scenario-based stories to help carers better understand and respond to the needs of people living with dementia. Participants will be randomly assigned to either use the game or receive standard educational materials over a 6-week period. We expect that those using the game will show greater improvements in dementia knowledge and attitudes, and may also experience reduced caregiving burden and emotional distress. The findings will help determine whether this approach is effective and suitable for wider use in supporting carers.
Interventions
Participants in the intervention group will receive access to a web-based scenario-based dementia awareness game (S-DAG). The S-DAG is a purpose-designed digital intervention developed specifically for this study.
The intervention delivers interactive caregiving scenarios in a narrative digital format with embedded decision-making tasks and immediate feedback. The content includes modules on understanding dementia, communication strategies, management of behavioural and psychological symptoms,
Participants in the intervention group will receive access to a web-based scenario-based dementia awareness game (S-DAG). The S-DAG is a purpose-designed digital intervention developed specifically for this study. The intervention delivers interactive caregiving scenarios in a narrative digital format with embedded decision-making tasks and immediate feedback. The content includes modules on understanding dementia, communication strategies, management of behavioural and psychological symptoms, and common caregiving situations. The S-DAG platform and brief user instructions will be provided electronically. Participants will engage individually in a self-directed manner via smartphone, tablet, or computer. Participants will be instructed to use the intervention for approximately 10–20 minutes per week over 6 weeks (6 sessions in total). Weekly reminders will be sent via SMS or social media to support adherence. The intervention is self-administered without a facilitator and will take place in participants’ usual environments (e.g. home or community settings). The content is standardised and not individually tailored. Adherence will be assessed using platform-recorded usage data (e.g. login frequency and session duration), and fidelity is ensured through standardised digital delivery.
Sponsors
Griffith University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Adults aged 18 years or older who self-identify as Chinese informal carers providing unpaid care for a person living with dementia. Participants must be the primary or main caregiver and have basic ability to use digital devices (e.g. smartphone, tablet, or computer).
Exclusion criteria
Professional caregivers or healthcare professionals with formal training in dementia care. Individuals with self-reported cognitive impairment or diagnosed neurocognitive disorders. Individuals who have received prior formal dementia care training or structured education programmes.
Outcome results
None listed