The Effect of Virtual Reality Use on Disaster Literacy, Disaster Readiness and Disaster Resilience

NCT06565962 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: FU-SBF-FU-03
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 64
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Pre-disaster mitigation and preparedness activities are essential to reduce vulnerability in a community and protect people when disasters occur. Although disaster preparedness and protective behaviours have attracted the attention of scholars worldwide, there is no significant study on the preparedness, disaster literacy and disaster resilience of rural households. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of virtual reality use on disaster literacy, disaster preparedness and individual disaster resilience in adults living in rural areas.

Conditions

Public Health Nursing

Keywords

Virtual Reality; Disaster Literacy; Disaster Resilience

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Disaster literacy scale

  It is a self-report scale developed by Çalışkan and Üner (2023) to evaluate AFOY in people aged 18-60 years. The scale consists of 61 items and four sub-dimensions: harm reduction, preparation, intervention and improvement. Likert-type scale is graded from 1=very difficult to 5=very easy. There are no reverse items in the scale. The total score that can be obtained from the scale is between 61-305. The high score obtained from the scale shows that the disaster literacy level of individuals is high. In the scale, 0 indicates the lowest AFOY and 50 indicates the highest AFOY. The scale is divided into criteria as 0-\<30 points inadequate AFOY, 30-\<36 points limited AFOY, 36-\<42 points adequate AFOY and 42-50 points excellent AFOY: Scores= (0-\<30): inadequate AFOY; (30-\<36): limited AFOY; (36-\<42): adequate AFOY; (42-50): excellent AFOY. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for internal consistency of the whole scale is α=0.954.

  3 month

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Disaster preparedness scale

  baseline (pre test), post test (8 week) and after 3 month

• Individual Disaster Resilience Scale

  baseline (pre test), post test (8 week) and after 3 month

Study Arms (2)

Education group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants randomly assigned to groups will first be given data collection forms as a pre-test. Then, the experimental group will be given an 8-week disaster risk reduction programme. They will watch PowerPoint presentations prepared by researchers and training videos prepared by AFAD on disaster preparedness, disaster response and post-disaster issues using virtual reality glasses. Subsequently, data collection for the post-test will be conducted for both groups. After a three-month follow-up period, follow-up test surveys will be collected from both groups.

Other: Educaiton group

Control group

OTHER

The control group will receive standard care. The standard care programme will include brochures and guidance. Personal information form, disaster literacy scale, disaster preparedness scale and disaster resistance scale will be used to collect the research data.

Other: control group

Interventions

Educaiton group OTHER

The experimental group will be made to watch training videos prepared by AFAD on disaster preparedness, disaster moment and post-disaster by using virtual reality goggles.

Education group

control group OTHER

The control group will receive standard care. The standard care programme will include brochures and guidance.

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Over 18 years of age
• Not having received structured disaster training before
• Not having any mental problems that prevent them from completing the questionnaires

You may not qualify if:

• Participants wants to leave the study
• Incomplete filling of survey forms

Sponsors & Collaborators

• FATOŞ UNCU: lead

Study Sites (1)

Firat University

Elâzığ, 23119, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Control Groups

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: The research will be conducted in a randomised controlled experimental design. The participants randomly assigned to the groups will first be administered data collection forms as a pre-test. Then, the experimental group will be made to watch the training videos prepared by AFAD on disaster preparedness, disaster moment and post-disaster by using virtual reality goggles. Then, data collection for the post-test will be carried out from both groups. After a 3-month follow-up period, follow-up test questionnaires will be collected from both groups. No intervention will be made to the control group. Personal information form, disaster literacy scale, disaster preparedness scale and disaster resistance scale will be used to collect the research data.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: assistant professor

Model Details: parallel group 1:1 single blind randomised controlled experimental study

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 20, 2024
• First Posted: August 22, 2024
• Study Start: September 15, 2024
• Primary Completion: January 15, 2025
• Study Completion: February 15, 2025
• Last Updated: August 12, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)