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

Dementia Clinical Trial

Official title:

From the Classroom to the Rural Community: Engaging Nursing College Students to Create a Dementia-friendly Community Using Virtual Reality and World café Teaching Strategies

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05604807
• Other study ID #: 202107ES024
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 17, 2022
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: September 2022
• Source: Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Description:

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: March 31, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 19 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dementia

Intervention

Other:
• Dementia course with virtual reality
dementia virtual reality activity, intergenerational learning, world café teaching method and community practice
• Dementia course with no virtual reality
dementia course, intergenerational learning, world café teaching method and community practice

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology	Hualien City

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS)	score of knowledge about dementia (0~50) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia	baseline
Primary	Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS)	score of knowledge about dementia (0~50) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia	week 8
Primary	Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS)	score of knowledge about dementia (0~50) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia	week 18
Primary	Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (ADQ)	score of attitude toward people with dementia (19~95) higher scores indicate more positive attitude towards dementia	baseline
Primary	Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (ADQ)	score of attitude toward people with dementia (19~95) higher scores indicate more positive attitude towards dementia	week 8
Primary	Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (ADQ)	score of attitude toward people with dementia (19~95) higher scores indicate more positive attitude towards dementia	week 18
Primary	Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE)	score of empathy (20~140) higher scores indicate more empathy for people with dementia	baseline
Primary	Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE)	score of empathy (20~140) higher scores indicate more empathy for people with dementia	week 8
Primary	Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE)	score of empathy (20~140) higher scores indicate more empathy for people with dementia	week 18
Secondary	Dementia-friendly community questionnaire	score of knowledge on dementia-friendly community (0~20) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia-friendly community	baseline
Secondary	Dementia-friendly community questionnaire	score of knowledge on dementia-friendly community (0~20) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia-friendly community	week 8
Secondary	Dementia-friendly community questionnaire	score of knowledge on dementia-friendly community (0~20) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia-friendly community	week 18