Education Program for Care Home Staff
Effects of a Competency-based Education Program on Care Home Staff's Sense of Competence Related to Dementia Care in Mainland China: A Mixed-methods Approach
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Brief Summary
The competence of care home staff in dementia care is highly influential to the quality of care that adversely affects both people living with dementia and staff and in Mainland China where knowledge on dementia among care home staff was generally poor and this area is under-researched. This study aims at developing a competency-based culturally-sensitive education program on dementia care for care home staff through literature review, qualitative study. And then a quasi-experiment design without random assignment will be conducted to evaluate the effects of this program on care home staff's sense of competence, knowledge, attitudes, and care approach related to dementia care and staff satisfaction with the intervention. Focus group interviews will be conducted to understand participants' experience about the education program after the intervention. This study is expected to provide an effective way to improve care homes staff's competence in dementia care thereby improve the quality of care.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jun 2020
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
June 1, 2020
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 21, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 24, 2020
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
October 1, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2020
CompletedJune 24, 2020
June 1, 2020
4 months
June 21, 2020
June 23, 2020
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Change of sense of competence in dementia care
Sense of competence in dementia care will be measured by Sense of Competence in dementia care scale.The total score is 17-68 by adding up the score of each item. Higher scores mean higher level of sense of confidence.
Sense of competence in dementia care changes from baseline to immediately after intervention (2 months).
Change of Sense of competence in dementia care
Sense of competence in dementia care will be measured by Sense of Competence in dementia care scale.The total score is 17-68 by adding up the score of each item. Higher scores mean higher level of sense of confidence.
Sense of competence in dementia care changes from immediately after intervention to three months after intervention.
Secondary Outcomes (9)
Change of knowledge on dementia
Knowledge on dementia changes from baseline to immediately after intervention (2 months).
Change of knowledge on dementia
Knowledge on dementia changes from immediately after intervention to three months after intervention.
Change of attitude towards dementia care
Attitude towards dementia care changes from baseline to immediately after intervention (2 months).
Change of attitude towards dementia care
Attitude towards dementia care changes from immediately after intervention to three months after intervention.
Change of person-centred care approach
Person-centred care approach changes from baseline to immediately after intervention (2 months).
- +4 more secondary outcomes
Other Outcomes (1)
Participants' experience about the intervention
Focus group interviews will be conducted within one week after the intervention.
Study Arms (2)
Intervention group
EXPERIMENTALThe education will be delivered weekly with 60-90 minutes per lecture for eight lectures. Multiple teaching methods will be used, including lectures, structured handouts, video, role play, case study and discussion. During the study period, the research team will provide ongoing support and consultation through electronic communication and bimonthly field visits.
Control group
OTHERPrinted materials will be given to the participants in the control group for their self-study.
Interventions
The intervention is a competency-based education program for care home staff who provide dementia care in Mainland China.
The educational materials will be delivered to the participants in the control group for their self-study.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Care homes:
- having at least 10 people with dementia living in;
- with at least 10 care staff working for people with dementia;
- which do not have any educational activities for staff in dementia three months before the study and staff training plan during the whole study period;
- whose management level agrees to participate.
- Care staff:
- working for people with dementia;
- speaking and reading Chinese;
- being willing to participate in the study.
You may not qualify if:
- having any educational activities in dementia three months before the study;
- having a training plan during the whole study period.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
朗诗常青藤养老服务有限公司睿城站
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Principal Investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 21, 2020
First Posted
June 24, 2020
Study Start
June 1, 2020
Primary Completion
October 1, 2020
Study Completion
December 1, 2020
Last Updated
June 24, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-06