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

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

Detailed Description
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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.

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

Conditions
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Dementia

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: DDS program
* Other: dementia course with no DDS


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 19 Years
Maximum Age: 40 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Other
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: two-group randomised controlled trial
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: dementia and disability simulation program (DDS)<br>DDS program consists of dementia virtual reality and disability simulation of activity design for seniors | Other: DDS program<br>* dementia virtual reality and disability simulation of activity design for seniors<br>|
| Active Comparator: dementia course with no DDS<br>Regular dementia course and group discussions of activity design for seniors with no DDS | Other: dementia course with no DDS<br>* Regular dementia course and group discussions of activity design for seniors with no DDS<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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dementia, disability, simulation, nursing student