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Changing Talk Online Training (CHATO) National Trial

CompletedNA

Sponsor: University of Kansas Medical Center

Conditions: Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Communication

Interventions: Changing Talk Online (CHATO)

Countries: United States

The National Plan to Address Alzheimer's disease has identified education of dementia care providers as a top priority to address the need for quality care for the population of persons with dementia that will triple in the next 30 years. This study will test new online interactive training for nursing home staff that improves staff communication and also reduces behavioral symptoms of persons with dementia that they care for. Innovative approaches to reach care providers are essential to achieve implementation of evidence-based practices to improve care.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 18 Years to —

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Nursing Homes that serve people with dementia.
* Nursing Homes that have internet available for staff to complete the CHATO training.
* Nursing Homes that are willing to complete leadership interviews and surveys.
* CNAs and nurses who are permanent employees of participating NHs and who provide direct care at least 8 hours weekly will complete the CHATO training, available by URL link. All staff will be encouraged to participate as participation by as many staff as possible is desired to achieve facility-wide communication change.
* Data for residents in participating NHs with Alzheimer's disease or non- Alzheimer's dementia documented on the MDS Active Diagnoses list will be included in the analyses.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Assisted Living facilities or other types of facilities are excluded due to lack of MDS data as well as NHs that previously participated in other CHAT/CHATO studies.
* Exclusion criteria from MDS include active psychiatric diagnoses (bipolar disorder, major depressive episode, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, mood disorder with psychotic features, psychotic symptoms, hallucinations or delusions); terminal illness (on hospice); and lack of verbal or non-verbal response to staff (MDS section B).

Locations (1)

Kansas City, Kansas, United States