Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
This study aims to develop and test a scale for exploring hospital nurses' knowledge about dementia pain and dementia pain management.
The researcher recruited 285 nurses from three hospitals, and divided them into the experimental group and the comparison group. The experimental group took two-hour online course about dementia pain care in two weeks. The comparison group took two-hour online course about dementia care in two weeks. The nurses performed a post-test after the two-week course immediately; two weeks later, the second post-test was performed again.
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| experimental group | Experimental | The experimental group took two-hour online course about dementia pain care in two weeks. |
|
| comparison group | Active Comparator | The comparison group took two-hour online course about dementia care in two weeks. |
|
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dementia pain care education | Other | Participants are educated about dementia pain care. |
|
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| score of Dementia Pain Management Knowledge Scale | Testing nurses' Dementia Pain Management Knowledge. The minimum value of this scale is 15, and the maximum value is 0. Higher scores mean having better Dementia Pain Management Knowledge. | 2 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| score of Dementia Care Knowledge 16 | Testing nurses' Dementia Care Knowledge. The minimum value of thus scale is 16, and the maximum value is 0. Higher scores mean having better Dementia Care Knowledge. | 2 months |
| score of the Chinese version of the Knowledge and Beliefs About Pain in Elderly Patients With Dementia (KBPED-C) questionnaire |
Not provided
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital | Kaohsiung City | 807 | Taiwan |
Not provided
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D003704 | Dementia |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D019965 | Neurocognitive Disorders |
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| dementia care education | Other | Participants are educated about dementia pain care. |
|
Testing nurses' Knowledge and Beliefs About Pain in Elderly Patients With Dementia. The minimum value of this scale is 85, and the maximum value is 17. Higher scores mean having better Knowledge and Beliefs About Pain in Elderly Patients With Dementia. |
| 2 months |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |