Dementia
Conditions
Keywords
dementia, disability, simulation, nursing student
Brief summary
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a dementia and disability simulation (DDS) program on dementia knowledge, attitude, empathy, and activity design skills for seniors among college nursing students.
Detailed description
This two-group randomised controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a dementia and disability simulation program on dementia knowledge, attitude, empathy, and activity design skills for seniors among college nursing students. The interventional group will receive a 6-week dementia and disability simulation program of activity design for seniors. The control group will receive 6 weeks of regular dementia course and group discussion of activity design for seniors with no dementia and disability simulation. Both groups will be assessed for their dementia knowledge, attitude, empathy and activity design skills for seniors at baseline, week 12, and week 18.
Interventions
OTHERDDS program
dementia virtual reality and disability simulation of activity design for seniors
OTHERdementia course with no DDS
Regular dementia course and group discussions of activity design for seniors with no DDS
Sponsors
Tzu Chi University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Intervention model description
two-group randomised controlled trial
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
19 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* college nursing students with age ranged from 19 to 40 years, * Taiwanese nationality, * Sophomore and above * provide informed consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
-college nursing students who do not meet the inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (ADQ) | Baseline, week 12, week 18 | score of attitude toward people with dementia (19\ 95) higher scores indicate more positive attitude towards dementia |
| Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE) | Baseline, week 12, week 18 | score of empathy (20\ 140) higher scores indicate more empathy for people with dementia |
| Rubrics of activity design skills for seniors | Baseline, week 12, week 18 | score of activity design skills for seniors (0\ 45) higher scores indicate better skills of designing activities for seniors |
| Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS) | Baseline, week 12, week 18 | score of knowledge about dementia (0\ 50) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed