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

NCT ID: NCT07160907

Last Updated: 2025-09-08

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 162 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-10-01
• Study Completion Date: 2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an aging simulation experience course in improving aging knowledge, care attitudes, empathy, communication skills, and learning satisfaction among care workers in long-term care institutions. A total of 162 participants will be randomly assigned to an experimental group receiving an aging knowledge lecture, a hands-on aging simulation using aging suits, and a peer discussion session, or to a control group receiving only the lecture. Outcomes will be assessed before the intervention, and one and two months after. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses will be conducted to measure training effectiveness and inform future caregiver education programs.

Conditions

Careworker; Education

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Intervention group

Participants in this group will receive a comprehensive ageing simulation training program, which includes: (1) an ageing knowledge and empathy-focused lecture incorporating interactive videos and scenario-based video discussions; (2) an ageing simulation activity using the "PengZu Suit" to mimic physical decline across five caregiving scenarios; and (3) a peer group discussion facilitated by empathy-trained professionals. This intervention aims to enhance participants' ageing knowledge, care attitudes, empathy, communication skills, and learning satisfaction.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Ageing Simulation Experience Program

Intervention Type: 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.

Control group

Participants in this group will receive only the ageing knowledge lecture, which includes basic concepts of aging and empathy delivered through multimedia materials. They will not participate in the simulation activity or the peer discussion session.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Ageing Simulation Experience Program

Intervention Type: 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.

Interventions

Ageing Simulation Experience Program

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.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 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.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 70 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Tzu Chi University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Jo Han Chung

researcher

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Tzu Chi University

Hualien City, , Taiwan

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Taiwan

Central Contacts

HSIN FENG SU

Role: CONTACT

ss205@gms.tcu.edu.tw

886-0980313695

Facility Contacts

SU HSINFENG SU HSIN FENG

Role: primary

ss205@gms.tcu.edu.tw

886-0980313695

Other Identifiers

YLH-IRB-11418

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id