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Study NCT ID: NCT06532305
Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted: None
First Post: 2024-07-29

Brief Title: Helping Overcome Pressure and Exhaustion Empowerment Classes for Southeast Asian Migrant Care Workers
Sponsor: None
Organization: None

Study Overview

Official Title: The Effects of Empowerment Classes on Burnout Syndrome and Emotional Stress Among Southeast Asian Migrant Care Workers A Randomized Crossover Study
Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date: 2024-07
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: No
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: HOPE
Brief Summary: As Taiwans population ages Southeast Asian migrant care workers are widely employed to fill the care labor gap These workers often face symptoms of burnout and emotional stress due to long working hours and high-pressure environments This study aims to evaluate the effects of empowerment classes on reducing burnout symptoms and emotional stress among Southeast Asian migrant care workers The empowerment classes are designed based on expert consensus and cover three core areas mental health and stress management dementia care skills and language and communication skills The curriculum is tailored to the practical needs and cultural backgrounds of the migrant workers A total of 120 Indonesian care workers will be randomly assigned to two groups The first group will undergo a three-month empowerment course while the second group will initially participate in social gatherings Afterward the groups will switch interventions The study will last for 12 months and each participant will complete seven assessments including heart rate variability measurements and online questionnaires The questionnaires will include the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 PHQ-2 the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory CBI the Life and Cultural Adaptation Questionnaire and the Language Proficiency Questionnaire The study anticipates that the empowerment classes will reduce burnout symptoms and emotional stress while enhancing cultural adaptation and language proficiency among migrant care workers
Detailed Description: Study Design

The study employs a randomized crossover design involving 120 Indonesian care workers in Taiwan Participants will be randomly assigned to two groups The first group will undergo a three-month empowerment course initially while the second group will participate in social gatherings After three months the interventions will be switched between the groups The empowerment classes will cover three core areas mental health and stress management dementia care skills and language and communication skills tailored to the workers practical needs and cultural backgrounds

Duration

The study will last for 12 months starting from July 26 2024 to July 25 2025

Data Collection

Participants will complete seven assessments including heart rate variability measurements and online questionnaires The questionnaires will include the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 PHQ-2 the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory CBI the Life and Cultural Adaptation Questionnaire and the Language Proficiency Questionnaire

Expected Outcomes

The study anticipates that the empowerment classes will reduce burnout symptoms and emotional stress while enhancing cultural adaptation and language proficiency among migrant care workers

Ethical Considerations

Participation in this study is voluntary and participants can withdraw at any time without negative consequences All personal data will be kept confidential and used solely for research purposes

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: None
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: None