The Impact of Elderly Simulation Experience on Aging Knowledge, Attitudes, Empathy, Communication Skills and Learning Satisfaction for Facility Care- Workers in Long-term Care Institutions : An Action Research and Effectiveness Evaluation

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age20-70
SponsorTzu Chi University

About this trial

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an aging simulation experience course in enhancing the aging knowledge, care attitudes, empathy, communication skills, and learning satisfaction of care service personnel working in residential long-term care institutions.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Participants must be care workers currently employed at residential long-term care institutions in Eastern Taiwan, aged between 20 and 70 years. They must have at least one month of work experience in their current role, be literate, capable of completing written questionnaires, able to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese, and willing to provide informed consent to participate in the study.

Disqualifiers

Individuals will be excluded if they do not meet the above inclusion criteria, decline to participate or withdraw consent during the study, or are physically unable to safely engage in the aging simulation activity due to health or mobility limitations.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Ageing Simulation Experience Program

    Behavioral

    Ageing Simulation Experience Program is a structured training that includes a multimedia lecture, a hands-on aging simulation using the PengZu Suit, and a peer discussion. It aims to enhance care workers' aging knowledge, empathy, attitudes, and communication skills through experiential learning.

Treatment groups

162 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Intervention groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Control groupActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Aging Knowledge

knowledge about Aging

Time frame
baseline, month 1、2
2

Attitudes

attitudes towards aging

Time frame
baseline, month 1、2
3

Empathy

Empathy for Aging

Time frame
baseline, month 1、2
4

Communication Skills

Communication Skills for Aging

Time frame
baseline, month 1、2

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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