Dementia
Conditions
Brief summary
This study primarily explores the impact of a person-centered dementia home care scenario-based training program on home care workers' empathy, care preparedness, competence, predictability, and rewards.
Interventions
OTHERA person-centered dementia home care scenario-based training program
The training program primarily consists of three major themes in dementia care scenario-based training: "Empathy," "Challenging Behavior Management," and "Interactive Activity Design."
OTHERRoutine Treatment
Routine Treatment
Sponsors
National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
(A) Aged 20 years or older; (B) Employed as a full-time worker in a home-based long-term care service institution; (C) Willing to participate in this study.
Exclusion criteria
* Employed as a part-time worker in a home-based long-term care service institution
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Empathy Level in Formal Caregivers | pretest, Immediately after intervention, 1 month after intervention completion | Measured using the Jefferson Scale of Empathy, with scores ranging from 20 to 140. Higher scores indicate greater empathy. |
| Preparedness Level in Formal Caregivers | pretest, Immediately after intervention, 1 month after intervention completion | Measured using the Archbold Scale of Preparedness, with mean scores ranging from 0 to 4. Higher scores indicate greater Preparedness. |
| Competence Level in Formal Caregivers | pretest, Immediately after intervention, 1 month after intervention completion | Measured using the Kosbery and Caril Scale of Competence, with mean scores ranging from 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate greater Competence. |
| Predictability Level in Formal Caregivers | pretest, Immediately after intervention, 1 month after intervention completion | Measured using the Levine Scale of Predictability, with mean scores ranging from 0 to 4. Higher scores indicate greater Predictability. |
| Rewards Level in Formal Caregivers | pretest, Immediately after intervention, 1 month after intervention completion | Measured using the Archbold Scale of Rewards, with mean scores ranging from 0 to 4. Higher scores indicate greater Rewards. |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed