Virtual Reality and Nursing Students and Dementia
The Effect of Virtual Reality Based Interactive Therapeutic Dementia Patient Education Program on the Knowledge, Attitude and Empathy Levels of Nursing Undergraduate Students
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interventional
50
1 country
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Brief Summary
SUBJECT: The Effect of Virtual Reality Based Interactive Therapeutic Dementia Patient Education Program on the Levels of Knowledge, Attitudes and Empathy towards Dementia OBJECTİVE: The research was planned to determine the effect of virtual reality-based interactive therapeutic dementia patient education program on the knowledge, attitude and empathy levels of nursing undergraduate students. DESIGN: Pretest and posttest randomized controlled trial BACKGROUD:It is inevitable to strengthen and enrich nursing education with innovative teaching approaches in understanding the needs of individuals with dementia and informal caregivers and providing qualified nursing care for dementia, which is more difficult and intangible to understand compared to chronic diseases.From this point of view, it is expected that the virtual reality-based interactive therapeutic dementia patient education program to be implemented in this study will have positive ethics in the knowledge, attitude and empathy levels of nursing undergraduate students. METHODS: The research will be carried out between 16.10.2023 and 16.10.2024 with 50 second year nursing students from the faculty of nursing. Students will be divided into control and intervention groups of 25 people in the form of block randomization.Students in the intervention group will implement a virtual reality-based interactive therapeutic dementia patient education program.Students in the control group will not be given any program other than the routine education program.Both groups will be asked to fill simultaneously the dementia knowledge assessment scale, the dementia attitude scale, and the Jefferson empathy scale for nursing students before and after administration.Statistical analysis of the data will be made.
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Oct 2023
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 18, 2023
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
October 16, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 19, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 4, 2024
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
October 16, 2024
CompletedOctober 19, 2023
October 1, 2023
3 months
September 18, 2023
October 17, 2023
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Dementia Knowledge
It assesses the level of dementia knowledge of health professionals, students and individuals. The scale consists of 17 items and is unidimensional. The lowest score is 0 and the highest score is 34. A higher score indicates that the participants have a higher level of knowledge about dementia. It will be applied to the students just before virtual reality simulation and after completing the training on the same day (each session is 60 minutes).
Change from baseline scores at the end of 60 minutes.
Dementia Attitude
It measures attitudes towards dementia. The scale consists of 20 items in total and includes three dimensions: supportive, accepting and exclusionary attitudes. 6 items are reverse scored (2,6,8,9,9,16,17). Scores between 20-140 are obtained from the scale. The higher the score, the more supportive and accepting attitude increases, while exclusionary attitude decreases. It will be applied to the students just before virtual reality simulation and after completing the training on the same day (each session is 60 minutes). Change from baseline scores at the end of 60 minutes.
Change from baseline scores at the end of 60 minutes.
Jefferson Empathy Scale for Nursing Students
The scale measuring empathy levels of nursing students consists of 20 items and 3 dimensions. Scores to be obtained from the scale 18-126 range. The higher the score, the higher the level of empathy. It will be applied to the students just before virtual reality simulation and after completing the training on the same day (each session is 60 minutes). Change from baseline scores at the end of 60 minutes.
Change from baseline scores at the end of 60 minutes.
Study Arms (2)
virtual reality group
EXPERIMENTALParticipants in the intervention group will log into the virtual reality-based interactive therapeutic patient education program with a username and password to be defined for them on the "hadi.hacettepe.edu.tr" website. After completing the dementia module in this program, the participants will complete the application by switching to the virtual reality-based interactive therapeutic patient education program.
control group
NO INTERVENTIONParticipants in the control group, on the other hand, will not receive any educational intervention other than standard education. In parallel with the completion of the application by the participants in the intervention group, the participants in the control group will complete the post-tests.
Interventions
Virtual reality is an interactive three-dimensional environment where computer simulation-based fictions and the real and virtual worlds are combined. Within the scope of this training, in the content of the module on the subject of Dementia; dementia definition, risk factors, signs and symptoms, complications, treatment and nursing care and patient and/or caregiver education. exists. After applying the dementia module, students complete the program by switching to a virtual reality-based simulation program for dementia.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Being a second year student at Hacettepe Faculty of Nursing
- years of age or older
- Voluntarily agree to participate in the study
- Have internet access
- Not having received a virtual reality-based training for dementia before
You may not qualify if:
- Not participating in any of the pretest-posttest tests
- Refusing to participate in the research
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Hacettepe University
Ankara, Çankaya, 06010, Turkey (Türkiye)
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- associate professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 18, 2023
First Posted
October 19, 2023
Study Start
October 16, 2023
Primary Completion
January 4, 2024
Study Completion
October 16, 2024
Last Updated
October 19, 2023
Record last verified: 2023-10