Does implementing need-based care in nursing homes impact formal caregivers’ well-being?

The impact on formal caregivers’ well-being of the implementation of need-based care in nursing homes: a three-arm cluster randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN56768265

Enrollment

750

Registered

2023-08-10

Start date

2021-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-01-08

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Conditions

Professional well-being Not Applicable

Interventions

The study is being performed in the wards where residents with dementia live. As well as direct formal caregivers (e.g., nurses, therapists, nurse assistants), indirect formal caregivers like logistic

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All caregivers involved in the direct care of residents with dementia in nursing homes

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: There are no secondary outcome measures

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Attitudes to dementia among care staff measured using the Sense of Competence in Dementia Care Staff (SCIDS) scale in October 2021 (T0), January 2022 (T1), March 2022 (T2), May 2022 (T3) and July 2022 (T4) 2. Burnout measured using the Utrecht Burnout Scale (UBOS) in October 2021 (T0), January 2022 (T1), March 2022 (T2), May 2022 (T3) and July 2022 (T4) 3. Engagement measured using the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) in October 2021 (T0), January 2022 (T1), March 2022 (T2), May 2022 (T3) and July 2022 (T4)	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Attitudes to dementia among care staff measured using the Sense of Competence in Dementia Care Staff (SCIDS) scale in October 2021 (T0), January 2022 (T1), March 2022 (T2), May 2022 (T3) and July 2022 (T4) 2. Burnout measured using the Utrecht Burnout Scale (UBOS) in October 2021 (T0), January 2022 (T1), March 2022 (T2), May 2022 (T3) and July 2022 (T4) 3. Engagement measured using the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) in October 2021 (T0), January 2022 (T1), March 2022 (T2), May 2022 (T3) and July 2022 (T4)

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Perception of the level of person-centred care measured using the Person-centred care Assessment tool (P-CAT) in October 2021 (T0), January 2022 (T1), March 2022 (T2), May 2022 (T3) and July 2022 (T4)	—

Countries

Belgium

Contacts

Public ContactKatrin Gillis

katrin.gillis@uantwerpen.be+3237764348

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026