Exploring the impact of a virtual reality program, First Resort on graduate physical therapy student wellness and academic success.
This study is exploring the impact of an 8-week virtual reality intervention among graduate physical therapy students. Self-report measures of anxiety, depression and stress will be collected pre/post to assess the impact of the virtual reality intervention. Purpose: 1. Determine if there is an impact of a virtual reality intervention on symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress levels in first year physical therapy doctoral students 2. Explore correlations between performance, anxiety, depression, stress and First Resort use in first year physical therapy doctoral students 3. Explore the feasibility of use of First Resort app in first year physical therapy doctoral students
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
23
First Resort is an 8-week, self-guided, at-home, virtual reality program designed to be navigated via Meta Quest II headset devices and will be used as an intervention.
Belmont University
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Patient Health Questionnaire-8
Self-reported questionnaire most frequently used worldwide for the screening and severity assessment of depression. Minimum score of 0 indicating no or minimal depression and maximum of 24 which is severe depression.
Time frame: 8 weeks
General Anxiety Disorder-7
Self-reported questionnaire to measure or assess the severity of generalized anxiety disorder. Minimum score of 0 indicating no or minimal anxiety and maximum of 21 which is severe anxiety.
Time frame: 8 weeks
Perceived Stress Scale-10
Self-reported measure of global perceived stress. Minimum score of 0 indicating low perceived stress and maximum of 40 which high perceived stress.
Time frame: 8 weeks
Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8
Self-reported questionnaire assessing satisfaction with the intervention. Minimum score of 8 indicating low satisfaction and maximum of 32 which is very high satisfaction.
Time frame: 8 weeks
Self-reported Cumulative Grade Point Average
Participants self-report the overall semester grade point average. 0.0-4.0 with 0.0 indicating failure and 4.0 indicating all A's.
Time frame: 8 weeks
Patient Health Questionnaire-2
Self-reported questionnaire most frequently used worldwide for the screening and severity assessment of depression. Minimum score 0 indicating low likelihood depression and maximum of 6 which indicates positive screen for depression.
Time frame: 8 weeks
General Anxiety Disorder-2
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Self-reported questionnaire to measure or assess the severity of generalized anxiety disorder. Minimum score 0 indicating low likelihood of anxiety and maximum of 6 which indicates positive screen for anxiety.
Time frame: 8 weeks
The exit survey included several questions about Life style factors
Participants will be asked about sleep and exercise behaviors throughout the study. They will also be asked if they had mental health support during the study, such as counseling or psychiatric care.
Time frame: 8 weeks
Qualitative feedback_Focus groups
Describe experience with study through open-ended questions informing discussion portion of the paper.
Time frame: 8 weeks
Descriptive categorical
This is descriptive and categorical data delivered through Qualtrics using single choice from multiple categorical responses. This included descriptive information about sleep, exercise habits, and other consults sought by participants.
Time frame: 8 weeks