Emotional Care Competency Scale for Dementia: Development and Correlations With Knowledge, Attitudes, and Confidence

Development of an Emotional Care Competency Scale for Dementia Among Long-Term Care Professionals and Its Relationship to Knowledge, Attitudes, and Confidence in Dementia Care

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06773741

Enrollment

200

Registered

2025-01-14

Start date

2025-08-01

Completion date

2028-07-31

Last updated

2025-01-14

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Conditions

Dementia Patients Care, Emotional

Brief summary

This study aims to develop an Emotional Care Competency Scale for Dementia targeting long-term care professionals and to explore the relationship between caregivers' emotional care competency and their knowledge, attitudes, and confidence in dementia care. A mixed-methods approach will be employed in two exploratory phases: Phase One: Scale Development Participants: Purposeful sampling will recruit experienced long-term care professionals. Method: Conduct qualitative interviews; analyze the collected data using content analysis to code and categorize information; draft the initial version of the Emotional Care Competency Scale for Dementia based on the results. Phase Two: Scale Validation and Relationship Analysis Objective: Validate the reliability and validity of the scale and examine the relationship between professionals' emotional care competency and their knowledge, attitudes, and confidence in dementia care. Design: Longitudinal descriptive correlational study. Participants: Convenience sampling to recruit participants for two rounds of questionnaire surveys. This study seeks to provide a comprehensive tool for assessing emotional care competencies among dementia care professionals and to understand how these competencies relate to their knowledge, attitudes, and confidence in delivering care.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

\- Aged 18 years or older. Currently working in a setting that provides dementia care. Currently engaged in nursing or caregiving services in the long-term care sector. Able to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese. No history of mental illness.

Exclusion criteria

\- Under 18 years of age. Suffering from significant physical or psychological illnesses.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Reliability and Validity Testing of the Dementia Emotional Care Competency Scale	Baseline and 6monthes	The participants are required to complete the questionnaire twice. The second questionnaire will be filled out 6 months after completing the first one.

Contacts

Primary ContactKung, Ph.D.

pckung@mail.cgust.edu.tw+88632118999

Outcome results