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NCT Number: NCT06850883

A Simulation Training Program for Person-Centered In-Home Dementia Care

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Dementia Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurocognitive Disorders

Age range

20 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Taipei, Taiwan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

A person-centered dementia home care scenario-based training program

Other

The training program primarily consists of three major themes in dementia care scenario-based training: "Empathy," "Challenging Behavior Management," and "Interactive Activity Design."

Routine Treatment

Other

Routine Treatment

Primary outcomes

  1. Empathy Level in Formal Caregivers

    Time frame: 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.

  2. Preparedness Level in Formal Caregivers

    Time frame: 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.

  3. Competence Level in Formal Caregivers

    Time frame: 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.

  4. Predictability Level in Formal Caregivers

    Time frame: 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.

  5. Rewards Level in Formal Caregivers

    Time frame: 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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Feb 27, 2025
Registry last updated
Apr 8, 2026

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