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

NCT06040294 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: YLH-IRB-11210
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

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.

Conditions

Dementia

Keywords

dementia; disability; simulation; nursing student

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS)

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

  Baseline, week 12, week 18

• 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

• Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE)

  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

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

  Baseline, week 12, week 18

Study Arms (2)

dementia and disability simulation program (DDS)

EXPERIMENTAL

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

Other: DDS program

dementia course with no DDS

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

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

Other: dementia course with no DDS

Interventions

DDS program OTHER

dementia virtual reality and disability simulation of activity design for seniors

dementia and disability simulation program (DDS)

dementia course with no DDS OTHER

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

dementia course with no DDS

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 19 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• college nursing students with age ranged from 19 to 40 years,
• Taiwanese nationality,
• Sophomore and above
• provide informed consent to participate in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Tzu Chi University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Tzu Chi University

Hualien City, 970, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dementia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Huei-Chuan Sung, PhD

  Tzu Chi University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate professor

Model Details: two-group randomised controlled trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 9, 2023
• First Posted: September 15, 2023
• Study Start: September 7, 2023
• Primary Completion: January 31, 2024
• Study Completion: July 31, 2024
• Last Updated: August 1, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Locations

TW (1)