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Dementia and Disability Simulation for College Nursing Students' Senior Activity Facilitation Skills

Sponsor
Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology (Other)
Overall Status
Enrolling by invitation
CT.gov ID
NCT06040294
Collaborator
(none)
52
Enrollment
1
Location
2
Arms
11.8
Anticipated Duration (Months)
4.4
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a dementia and disability simulation (DDS) program on dementia knowledge, attitude, empathy, and activity design skills for seniors among college nursing students.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: DDS program
  • Other: dementia course with no DDS
 N/A

Detailed Description

This two-group randomised controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a dementia and disability simulation program on dementia knowledge, attitude, empathy, and activity design skills for seniors among college nursing students.

The interventional group will receive a 6-week dementia and disability simulation program of activity design for seniors.

The control group will receive 6 weeks of regular dementia course and group discussion of activity design for seniors with no dementia and disability simulation.

Both groups will be assessed for their dementia knowledge, attitude, empathy and activity design skills for seniors at baseline, week 12, and week 18.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Anticipated Enrollment :
52 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description:
two-group randomised controlled trialtwo-group randomised controlled trial
Masking:
Single (Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose:
Other
Official Title:
Evaluation of a Dementia and Disability Simulation Program for Senior Activity Facilitation Skills Among College Nursing Students
Actual Study Start Date :
Sep 7, 2023
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Aug 31, 2024
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Aug 31, 2024

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: dementia and disability simulation program (DDS)

DDS program consists of dementia virtual reality and disability simulation of activity design for seniors

Other: DDS program
dementia virtual reality and disability simulation of activity design for seniors
Active Comparator: dementia course with no DDS

Regular dementia course and group discussions of activity design for seniors with no DDS

Other: dementia course with no DDS
Regular dementia course and group discussions of activity design for seniors with no DDS

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS) [Baseline, week 12, week 18]

    score of knowledge about dementia (0~50) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia

  2. Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (ADQ) [Baseline, week 12, week 18]

    score of attitude toward people with dementia (19~95) higher scores indicate more positive attitude towards dementia

  3. Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE) [Baseline, week 12, week 18]

    score of empathy (20~140) higher scores indicate more empathy for people with dementia

  4. Rubrics of activity design skills for seniors [Baseline, week 12, week 18]

    score of activity design skills for seniors (0~45) higher scores indicate better skills of designing activities for seniors

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
19 Years to 40 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes
Inclusion Criteria:

  • college nursing students with age ranged from 19 to 40 years,

  • Taiwanese nationality,

  • Sophomore and above

  • provide informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

-college nursing students who do not meet the inclusion criteria

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology Hualien City Taiwan 970

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Huei-Chuan Sung, PhD, Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Huei-Chuan Sung, Associate professor, Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT06040294
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • YLH-IRB-11210
First Posted:
Sep 15, 2023
Last Update Posted:
Sep 18, 2023
Last Verified:
Sep 1, 2023
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Keywords provided by Huei-Chuan Sung, Associate professor, Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology
dementia
disability
simulation
nursing student
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Dementia

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Sep 18, 2023