The verification of educational programs for nurses and care workers to improve care quality in Japanese long-term care hospitals.

The verification of educational programs for nurses and care workers to improve care quality in Japanese long-term care hospitals. - The effects of intervention using case conferences on staff well-being in long-term care hospitals.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000031831

Enrollment

160

Registered

2018-04-01

Start date

2018-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Mental health

Interventions

This intervention will consist of monthly,60-minute sessions, for a total of 6 months. Course A Receive intervention using case conferences first(Intervention group). Course B Receive interve

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Nurses and care workers working in the long-term care hospitals.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Nurses and care workers who decline in the participation of this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Burnout will be measured by the 17- item Japanese Burnout scale. Work engagement will be measured by the Japanese short version of the Utrecht work engagement scale. We will conduct self-administered, anonymous questionnaire surveys four times: before the intervention (Baseline: Time 0), 3 months after the intervention (Time 1), 6 months after the intervention (Time 2) and 12 months after the baseline (Time 3).	—

Measure

Time frame

Burnout will be measured by the 17- item Japanese Burnout scale. Work engagement will be measured by the Japanese short version of the Utrecht work engagement scale. We will conduct self-administered, anonymous questionnaire surveys four times: before the intervention (Baseline: Time 0), 3 months after the intervention (Time 1), 6 months after the intervention (Time 2) and 12 months after the baseline (Time 3).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The perception of support from nursing managers and colleagues, care quality in their ward and job demands.Furthermore, physical restraint, urinary tract infection, incidence of pressure ulcer, number of patients who fell down and so on. In addition to questionnaire surveys, We will conduct chart review: before the intervention (Baseline: Time 0), 6 months after the intervention (Time 2) and 12 months after the baseline (Time 3).	—

Measure

Time frame

The perception of support from nursing managers and colleagues, care quality in their ward and job demands.Furthermore, physical restraint, urinary tract infection, incidence of pressure ulcer, number of patients who fell down and so on. In addition to questionnaire surveys, We will conduct chart review: before the intervention (Baseline: Time 0), 6 months after the intervention (Time 2) and 12 months after the baseline (Time 3).

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYumiko Saito

The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine School of Health Sciences and Nursing Department of Gerontological Home-Care & Long-term Care Nursing

syumiko-tky@umin.ac.jp03-5841-3508

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026