The purpose of this study is to determine whether a digital engagement platform can support caregivers working in long-term care facilities. The main question is:
Does the use of a digital engagement platform improve person-centred care for older adults living in long-term care facilities? The study includes formal caregivers (such as nursing staff) and informal caregivers (such as volunteers, family members, and civilian service participants) who provide care and support to older adults in long-term care facilities.
One group of participants will use the digital engagement platform as part of their daily care activities. A comparison group will continue with usual care without access to the platform. Participants will take part in the study for 12 weeks and complete questionnaires at several time points. In addition, platform usage data will be collected.
In addition to person-centred care, the study will examine:
* Whether the platform improves caregivers' cultural competence. * Whether the platform supports the collection and documentation of residents' life history information. * How often and how long the platform is used by caregivers. * Caregivers' experiences with and satisfaction with the platform. The findings may help improve digital tools that support caregivers and enhance the quality of care for older adults in long-term care settings.
Formal or informal caregivers of nursing home residents
Setting: Inpatient long-term care facilities in Upper Austria
Minimum age: 18 years
Willingness to use a digital app
No care for nursing home residents
Work outside inpatient long-term care facilities (e.g. mobile care, hospital, rehabilitation, assisted living)
Age: under 18 year
No willingness to use the digital engagement platform
Parallel
PflegeZeit - den Menschen sehen.
Other interventionThe intervention is based on three core pillars: (1) promoting familiarity and biographical engagement through content reflecting residents' life context (e.g., traditions, music, and image-based materials); (2) supporting cognitive activation through individually adaptable memory and problem-solving tasks as well as sensory exercises; and (3) enhancing physical and psychosocial resources through movement based activities, including chair-based exercises, group activities, and guided physical exercises.
To examine the effects of a digital engagement platform on person-centred care.
Mean change in indicators of person-centred care associated with the use of the digital engagement platform in nursing homes, estimated with the instrument Person-Centred Practice Inventory - Staff (PCPI-S).
To examine the effects of the digital engagement platform on caregivers' cultural competence.
Mean change in caregivers' cultural competence associated with the use of the digital engagement platform for nursing home residents estimated with CCA-A German Version. CCA-A German Version: is a questionnaire that assesses the cultural competences of the caregivers.
To examine the effects of the digital engagement platform on caregivers' adherence to biographical information entry.
Mean change in caregivers' adherence to biographical information entry within the database of the nursing home, estimated using predefined questionnaire on number of words in the database.
To examine the effects of the digital engagement platform on duration and intensity of use by caregivers.
Mean change in duration and frequency of use of the digital engagement platform by caregivers, estimated using system-generated usage metrics.
To examine the effects of the digital engagement platform on caregivers' user experience.
Mean change in caregivers' user experience with the digital engagement platform, estimated with the UEQ-S
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University of Applied Sciences for Health Professions Upper Austria
Lead sponsor
PflegeZeit - den Menschen sehen GmbH
Collaborator
Füruns - Zentrum für Zivilgesellschaft
Collaborator
