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NCT Number: NCT04256382

Dementia Pain Management Educational Program

This study aims to develop and test a scale for exploring hospital nurses' knowledge about dementia pain and dementia pain management.

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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 and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Kaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan

About this study

The researcher recruited 285 nurses from three hospitals, and divided them into the experimental group and the comparison group. The experimental group took two-hour online course about dementia pain care in two weeks. The comparison group took two-hour online course about dementia care in two weeks. The nurses performed a post-test after the two-week course immediately; two weeks later, the second post-test was performed again.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Nurses working in district hospitals, regional hospitals, or medical centers.

Exclusion criteria

  • Nurses working with obstetrics, pediatrics, or outpatient.

Treatment and study plan

dementia pain care education

Other

Participants are educated about dementia pain care.

dementia care education

Other

Participants are educated about dementia pain care.

Primary outcomes

  1. score of Dementia Pain Management Knowledge Scale

    Time frame: 2 months

    Testing nurses' Dementia Pain Management Knowledge. The minimum value of this scale is 15, and the maximum value is 0. Higher scores mean having better Dementia Pain Management Knowledge.

Secondary outcomes

  1. score of Dementia Care Knowledge 16

    Time frame: 2 months

    Testing nurses' Dementia Care Knowledge. The minimum value of thus scale is 16, and the maximum value is 0. Higher scores mean having better Dementia Care Knowledge.

  2. score of the Chinese version of the Knowledge and Beliefs About Pain in Elderly Patients With Dementia (KBPED-C) questionnaire

    Time frame: 2 months

    Testing nurses' Knowledge and Beliefs About Pain in Elderly Patients With Dementia. The minimum value of this scale is 85, and the maximum value is 17. Higher scores mean having better Knowledge and Beliefs About Pain in Elderly Patients With Dementia.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Dementia Pain Management Knowledge Scale Development and Impact of an Educational Program on Hospital Nurses' Knowledge Evaluation

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2020
First posted
Feb 5, 2020
Registry last updated
Feb 5, 2020

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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