Helping Overcome Pressure and Exhaustion: Empowerment Classes for Southeast Asian Migrant Care Workers

NCT06532305 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 202406135RINE
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 120
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

As Taiwan's population ages, Southeast Asian migrant care workers are widely employed to fill the care labor gap. These workers often face symptoms of burnout and emotional stress due to long working hours and high-pressure environments. This study aims to evaluate the effects of empowerment classes on reducing burnout symptoms and emotional stress among Southeast Asian migrant care workers. The empowerment classes are designed based on expert consensus and cover three core areas: mental health and stress management, dementia care skills, and language and communication skills. The curriculum is tailored to the practical needs and cultural backgrounds of the migrant workers. A total of 120 Indonesian care workers will be randomly assigned to two groups. The first group will undergo a three-month empowerment course, while the second group will initially participate in social gatherings. Afterward, the groups will switch interventions. The study will last for 12 months, and each participant will complete seven assessments, including heart rate variability measurements and online questionnaires. The questionnaires will include the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2), the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI), the Life and Cultural Adaptation Questionnaire, and the Language Proficiency Questionnaire. The study anticipates that the empowerment classes will reduce burnout symptoms and emotional stress, while enhancing cultural adaptation and language proficiency among migrant care workers.

Conditions

Heart Rate Variability; Burnout; Depression

Keywords

empowerment; burnout; dementia; migrant care worker

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Burnout levels

  Measured using the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI). The primary outcome will be the change in burnout levels from baseline to the end of each intervention period. Burnout will be assessed in three domains: personal burnout, work-related burnout, and client-related burnout. Higher scores on the CBI indicate a higher level of burnout, meaning worse outcomes in terms of burnout severity. The range of CBI is 0-100.

  12 months

• Emotional Stress

  Measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2). The outcome will be the change in emotional stress levels from baseline to the end of each intervention period. A PHQ-2 score ranges from 0-6. Higher scores on the PHQ-2 indicate greater severity of depressive symptoms, meaning worse outcomes in terms of emotional stress.

  12 months

• Heart Rate Variability

  Heart Rate Variability measurements will be used to assess changes in autonomic nervous system function, providing an objective measure of stress levels.

  12 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Cultural Adaptation

  12 months

• Language Proficiency

  12 months

Study Arms (2)

Empowerment classes

EXPERIMENTAL

Content: Mental Health and Stress Management: Techniques and strategies for managing stress, mindfulness practices, and mental health awareness. Dementia Care Skills: Training on dementia care, communication with dementia patients, and specific caregiving techniques. Language and Communication Skills: Improving proficiency in local languages and enhancing communication skills relevant to caregiving. Follow-up: After completing the empowerment classes, participants will switch to the social gatherings intervention.

Behavioral: HOPE empowerment classes

Social gatherings

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Content: Social Interaction: Regular gatherings to promote social bonding and peer support among care workers. Recreational Activities: Group activities designed to foster relaxation and social engagement. Informal Discussions: Opportunities for care workers to share experiences and coping strategies in an informal setting. Follow-up: After completing the social gatherings, participants will switch to the empowerment classes intervention.

Behavioral: HOPE empowerment classes

Interventions

HOPE empowerment classes BEHAVIORAL

A three-month empowerment course.

Empowerment classes; Social gatherings

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 99 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Indonesian migrant care workers responsible for caring for patients in homes or care institutions.
• Aged 18 years or older.

You may not qualify if:

• Individuals unable to read the informed consent form or questionnaires in Indonesian.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Taiwan University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, 1002, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Psychological; Depression; Empowerment; Dementia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Social Behavior; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Neurocognitive Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 29, 2024
• First Posted: August 1, 2024
• Study Start: July 26, 2024
• Primary Completion: July 25, 2025
• Study Completion: July 25, 2025
• Last Updated: August 6, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)