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

Dementia Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Enrolling by invitation

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06040294
• Other study ID #: YLH-IRB-11210
• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 7, 2023
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: September 2023
• Source: Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Enrollment: 52
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: August 31, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 19 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dementia

Intervention

Other:
• DDS program
dementia virtual reality and disability simulation of activity design for seniors
• dementia course with no DDS
Regular dementia course and group discussions of activity design for seniors with no DDS

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology	Hualien City

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

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