online training & certification for competency in dementia friendly hospital care

Conditions: Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Burnout, Caregiver; Job Satisfaction

Summary: this research study will evaluate the cares dementia-friendly hospitals online training and certification program for allied health workers (nursing assistants, dietary aides, housekeeping employees, hospital transporters, lab/x-ray techs, and unit secretaries) who work in a hospital or medical center. participants who sign up for this study will complete two 1-hour assessments (on day 1 and day 45). participants will be randomly assigned into either an "immediate group" (where participants complete the online training as part of the research study) or a "control group" (where participants receive access to the online training at the end of the study). the online training and certification will take participants approximately 6 hours to complete. to participate, participants must be an allied health worker working at a hospital or medical center, have access to a computer/tablet/smart phone with internet access, be comfortable reading and speaking in english, and age 21 or older. deadline to begin the study: january 31, 2020

this randomized control trial (rct) will evaluate the cares dementia-friendly hospitals online training and certification program. the study will allow up to 400 allied health workers (nursing assistants, dietary aides, housekeeping employees, hospital transporters, lab/x-ray techs, and unit secretaries) to enroll as research participants from a minimum of 12 hospitals in three different states. research study immediate and control group study requirements participants will be randomly assigned into the immediate training group a the control group. immediate training group participants will complete a consent form, an intake evaluation, and have one month to complete the training. at day 45, they will complete an a follow-up evaluation (identical to the intake evaluation). control group participants will complete a consent form and an intake evaluation. at day 45, they will complete an a follow-up evaluation (identical to the intake evaluation). once the study is completed, each control participant will be giving full access to the cares dementia-friendly hospitals online training program (at no cost). measures included in the pre- and post-evaluations the pre- and post-evaluations include assessments on knowledge, attitude, sense of competency, burnout, job satisfaction, and job productivity, all measured with reliable and valid published scales. time to complete the study: the study will take immediate participants approximately 8 hours to complete. the study will take control participants approximately 2 hours to complete (each will be given voluntary access to the 6-hour program at the end of the study, although this is not a study requirement). potential risks: there are no anticipated associated risks to participants if they sign up for this study. this is an educational program focusing on dementia-friendly hospital strategies. costs: there is no cost to participate in this study. inclusion requirements: participants must be an allied health worker currently working in a hospital or medical center to participate in this study. participants must have access to a computer/tablet/smart phone with access to the internet. participants must be comfortable reading and speaking in english. participants must be age 21 or older. enrollment deadline: january 31, 2020. thank you: thank you for the interest in this research study. participation is encouraged from urban, suburban, mid-sized, and rural hospital and medical center staff members.

Eligibility criteria:
inclusion criteria: 1. participant is an allied health worker currently working in a hospital or medical center to participate in this study. 2. participant has access to a computer/tablet/smart phone with access to the internet. 3. participant is comfortable reading and speaking in english. 4. participant is age 21 or older. exclusion criteria: 1. participant is not an allied health worker currently working in a hospital or medical center to participate in this study. 2. participant does not have access to a computer/tablet/smart phone with access to the internet. 3. participant is not comfortable reading and speaking in english. 4. participant is not age 21 or older.

Keywords: alzheimer's disease dementia online training and certification allied health workers patient care person-centered care improved care