NCT04182282

Online Training & Certification for Competency in Dementia Friendly Hospital Care

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 400 (estimated)
• Sponsor: HealthCare Interactive, Inc. · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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

Detailed description

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.

Conditions

• Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
• Burnout, Caregiver
• Job Satisfaction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	CARES Dementia-Friendly Hospitals Online Training and Certification Program	The CARES Dementia-Friendly Hospitals Online Training program is a 4-course, 16-module, video-based training program for hospital staff members. The CARES Dementia-Friendly Hospitals Online Certification Program is a 100-point certification exam evaluating knowledge from the online training protocol.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-11-25
• Primary completion: 2020-12-31
• Completion: 2020-12-31
• First posted: 2019-12-02
• Last updated: 2020-06-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States