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NCT Number: NCT06450249

Effects of the Humanitude® Care Methodology on Health Professionals' Perception

Healthcare professionals providing care for institutionalized older patients must deal with agitated behavior daily. Such behavior alters the patient's quality of life and generates stress for the caregiver. Humanitude® Care Methodology is an alternative to pharmaceutical approaches that has demonstrated benefits on care delivery. The present study aims to investigate the effects of this method on healthcare professionals' perception of competence and emotional state when dealing with difficult care situations.

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Conditions

Delivery of Health Care Aberrant Motor Behavior in Dementia Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Caregiver Dyskinesias Education, Medical Nervous System Diseases Neurobehavioral Manifestations Neurologic Manifestations Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Psychomotor Agitation Psychomotor Disorders Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

GHICL, Lille, Nord, France

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About this study

This is a retrospective, multicentric, before / after study. Data collected from a self-administered questionnaire to caregivers working in 32 Continuous Care Units before and after participation in Humanitude® Care Methodology training sessions in the Ile-de-France region in France will be analyzed. Data on the participants' perception of their own care competence and their emotional state when confronted with several difficult care situations will be collected. Participants' well-being at work and adhesion to the Humanitude® Care Methodology will be also evaluated.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Caregivers taken part in a Humanitude® training course
  • Caregivers agreeing to complete pre- and post-training questionnaires

Exclusion criteria

  • Caregiver not completing the questionnaire at one of the 2 stages of the assessment (before or after)

Treatment and study plan

Humanitude® Care Methodology (HCM) training sessions

Behavioral

During a five-day training session healthcare professionals are trained to the HCM within their own care unit

Self-administered questionnaire

Behavioral

The self-administered questionnaire will be completed before and after participation in Humanitude® Care Methodology training sessions

Primary outcomes

  1. 4-point scale for evaluation of Caregivers' feelings

    Time frame: 5 days

    Caregivers are asked to comment on their feelings, on a 4-point scale (anxiety; apprehension; serenity; pleasure) when they enter in a resident's room before and after the training.

Secondary outcomes

  1. 4-point scale for evaluation of caregivers'competence

    Time frame: 5 days

    To collect caregivers' feelings of competence, they are asked to give their opinion on how capable they felt of looking after a resident, on a 4-point scale (not at all capable; not very capable; capable; very capable) when they entered the room of a resident

  2. 3-point scale for evaluation of caregivers' trust in their colleagues

    Time frame: 5 days

    The degree of trust which caregivers place in their colleagues on a daily basis is assessed on a 3-point scale : no; it's not always up to me; yes).

  3. Scale for evaluation of caregivers' degree of pleasure in coming to work

    Time frame: 5 days

    The degree of pleasure in coming to work is assessed on a scale from 0 (not at all) to 10 (a lot).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Lille Catholic University

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Registry information

Official study title

Effects of the Humanitude® Care Methodology on Improving Health Professionals' Perception of Competence and Emotional State

Acronym: Humanitude

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2020
First posted
Jun 10, 2024
Registry last updated
Jun 10, 2024

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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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