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Effectivity of a mixed-reality dementia simulator: does it enhance empathy and reduce burden in informal caregivers?

Effectivity of a mixed-reality dementia simulator: does it enhance empathy and reduce burden in informal caregivers?

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON26892
Enrollment
70
Registered
2016-04-19
Start date
2015-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-02-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Dementia, Informal Caregivers, caregiver burden Dementie, Mantelzorgers, zorglast

Interventions

The intervention is a mixed-reality dementia simulator training. The training consists of three parts: the simulation, a individual conversation after the simulation and a group discussion. In the sim

Sponsors

Tilburg University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Informal caregivers for community-residing people with dementia, who spend at least 8 hours a week on informal care; - Enough understanding of the Dutch language to understand the simulator and questionnaires

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Physical disabilities which make entering the simulator impossible - Severe psychiatric problems which interfere with the simulator

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Caregiver burden, Empathy, Care competence, Relationship quality, Social engagement, Anxiety and depression, Subjective and Objective health and Quality of life of informal caregivers of people with dementia.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Change of the living situation of the care receiver

Contacts

Public ContactLinda Jütten

Tilburg University T.a.v. Linda Jütten

l.h.jutten@uvt.nltel.: 013-466 2961

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)