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

September 14, 2023 updated by: Huei-Chuan Sung, Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology

Evaluation of a Dementia and Disability Simulation Program for Senior Activity Facilitation Skills Among College Nursing Students

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.

Study Overview

Status

Enrolling by invitation

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

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 Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

52

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Taiwan
      • Hualien City, Taiwan, 970
        • Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / 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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS)
Time Frame: Baseline, week 12, week 18
score of knowledge about dementia (0~50) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia
Baseline, week 12, week 18
Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (ADQ)
Time Frame: Baseline, week 12, week 18
score of attitude toward people with dementia (19~95) higher scores indicate more positive attitude towards dementia
Baseline, week 12, week 18
Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE)
Time Frame: Baseline, week 12, week 18
score of empathy (20~140) higher scores indicate more empathy for people with dementia
Baseline, week 12, week 18
Rubrics of activity design skills for seniors
Time Frame: Baseline, week 12, week 18
score of activity design skills for seniors (0~45) higher scores indicate better skills of designing activities for seniors
Baseline, week 12, week 18

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology

Investigators

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

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 7, 2023

Primary Completion (Estimated)

August 31, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

August 31, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 9, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 9, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

September 15, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 18, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 14, 2023

Last Verified

September 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • YLH-IRB-11210

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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