This study is designed to help improve the care of sexual and gender minority (SGM) with Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementia (AD/ADRD) in long-term services and supports (LTSS) by training the state's LTSS workforce in SGM culturally responsive care. The randomized controlled trial will rigorously test the effects of an in person versus an online training program on improving SGM culturally responsive care with a waitlist control.
The study involves conducting a 3-arm, stratified (management/staff), group (agency) randomized controlled trial (RCT) of the in-person vs. online intervention vs. waitlist control on organizational factors (i.e., environment and policy) and on staff knowledge, attitudes, and skills.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
760
Participants receive in person training.
Participants receive online training.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Environment change
Access to sexual and gender minority (SGM) providers, gender neutral intake forms
Time frame: baseline and 6-months follow up
Skills assessment
Ability to conduct 7 skills key to providing competent care to SGM
Time frame: Baseline
Skills assessment
Ability to conduct 7 skills key to providing competent care to SGM
Time frame: Immediately post-intervention
Competence in SGM Care
Competent scale when it comes to providing care to SGM
Time frame: 6 months after intervention
SGM with AD/ADRD referenced explicitly in policies
Human Resources policies and intake forms
Time frame: Baseline
SGM with AD/ADRD referenced explicitly in policies
HR policies and intake forms
Time frame: 6 months post-intervention
SGM knowledge
10-item review of key content in training
Time frame: Baseline
SGM knowledge
10-item review of key content in training
Time frame: immediately post-intervention
SGM knowledge
10-item review of key content in training
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Time frame: 6 months post-intervention
SGM attitudes
Homonegativity scale
Time frame: Baseline
SGM attitudes
Homonegativity scale
Time frame: immediately post-intervention
SGM attitudes
Homonegativity scale
Time frame: 6 months post-intervention
Health care empathy
Jefferson Physician Empathy student version
Time frame: Baseline
Health care empathy
Jefferson Physician Empathy student version
Time frame: immediately post-intervention
Health care empathy
Jefferson Physician Empathy student version
Time frame: 6 months post-intervention