Exploring How Health Care Support Workers Respond to Distressed Behaviour in People With Dementia

* To provide a narrative description of healthcare support workers experiences of responding to distressed behaviours in people with dementia * To explore how these experiences might guide future training needs

Active, Not Recruiting

This study is active but is not currently recruiting participants.

Key information

Conditions

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

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Truro, United Kingdom

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Healthcare support workers
Working in a ward-setting caring for people with dementia
Based in the main acute hospital

Exclusion criteria

Registered staff (nurses and nursing associates)
Allied Health Professionals and therapy support workers
Healthcare support workers employed outside the main acute hospital

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

The study aims to capture the experiences of healthcare support workers caring for people with dementia that may display distressed behaviours

Time frame: 6 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2025
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Dec 2, 2025
Registry last updated: Dec 2, 2025

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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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