Dementia-friendly Community Training Using Virtual Reality Among College Nursing Students

Tzu Chi University50 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a dementia course using virtual reality, world café teaching method and community practice on knowledge of dementia and dementia-friendly community, attitude toward dementia, and empathy toward people with dementia among nursing college students.

This two-group randomised controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a dementia course using virtual reality on knowledge of dementia and dementia-friendly community, attitude toward dementia, and empathy toward people with dementia among nursing college students. The interventional group will receive the dementia course consists of dementia virtual reality activity, intergenerational learning, world café teaching method and community practice. The control group will only receive the dementia course with intergenerational learning, world café teaching method and community practice but no dementia virtual reality activity. Both groups will be assessed for their dementia knowledge, attitudes, empathy and knowledge of dementia-friendly community at baseline, week 8, and week 18.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Dementia

Interventions

Dementia course with virtual realityOTHER

dementia virtual reality activity, intergenerational learning, world café teaching method and community practice

Dementia course with no virtual realityOTHER

dementia course, intergenerational learning, world café teaching method and community practice

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 19 YearsMax age: 40 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * college nursing students with age ranged from 19 to 40 years, * Taiwanese nationality, * Sophomore and above * provide informed consent to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: college nursing students who do not meet the inclusion criteria

Locations (1)

Tzu Chi University

Hualien City, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS)

score of knowledge about dementia (0\~50) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia

Time frame: baseline

Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS)

score of knowledge about dementia (0\~50) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia

Time frame: week 8

Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS)

score of knowledge about dementia (0\~50) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia

Time frame: week 18

Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (ADQ)

score of attitude toward people with dementia (19\~95) higher scores indicate more positive attitude towards dementia

Time frame: baseline

Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (ADQ)

score of attitude toward people with dementia (19\~95) higher scores indicate more positive attitude towards dementia

Time frame: week 8

Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (ADQ)

score of attitude toward people with dementia (19\~95) higher scores indicate more positive attitude towards dementia

Time frame: week 18

Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE)

score of empathy (20\~140) higher scores indicate more empathy for people with dementia

Time frame: baseline

Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE)

score of empathy (20\~140) higher scores indicate more empathy for people with dementia

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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Dementia-friendly Community Training Using Virtual Reality Among College Nursing Students

Overview

Conditions

Interventions

Eligibility

Locations (1)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes