None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This study will evaluate the effectiveness and acceptability of the Virtual Reality (VR) workshop Enabling EDIE as a teaching resource for Allied Health Professionals (AHPs), Allied Health Assistants (AHAs) and physiotherapy students working with people with dementia. A short series of surveys will be used to assess the knowledge, perception, and impact on clinical practice of AHPs, AHAs and physiotherapy students that provide care for people with dementia. It is hypothesised that specific dementia-related virtual reality training will improve understanding, perception and clinical practice in dementia care. it is also anticipated that less experienced clinicians and students will benefit most from this type of training and are more likely to implement changes in routine practice following the Enabling EDIE workshop.
Interventions
Enabling EDIE (Educational Dementia Immersive Experience) Acute Workshop:
The Enabling EDIE Acute Workshop is a one hour Virtual Reality (VR) training workshop developed by Dementia Australia in consultation with people with dementia and their carers to specifically simulate the experience of having dementia and targeted towards healthcare professionals that work in acute care settings. The workshop is provided by accredited trainers from Dementia Australia face to face in a group setting (up to
Enabling EDIE (Educational Dementia Immersive Experience) Acute Workshop: The Enabling EDIE Acute Workshop is a one hour Virtual Reality (VR) training workshop developed by Dementia Australia in consultation with people with dementia and their carers to specifically simulate the experience of having dementia and targeted towards healthcare professionals that work in acute care settings. The workshop is provided by accredited trainers from Dementia Australia face to face in a group setting (up to 15 participants). The trainers hold a Certificate 4 in assessment and training and have a clinical background. The workshops can be provided in a location suitable for those attending (e.g. work environment). The Enabling EDIE workshop aims to increase knowledge, change attitudes and improve care practices. The workshop involve a multisensory, virtual simulation of light, sound, colour, and visual content that allows participants to experience the cognitive and perceptual difficulties faced by those with dementia (a negative experience of a scenario). This involves the use of VR headsets by participants. The workshops also allow for group discussions about environmental factors which impact a person with dementia and strategies health care professionals and carers can adopt to support a person with dementia. Specific examples from the group's work environment (e.g. hospital ward) are used. There will be seven workshops conducted for the purpose of this study.
Sponsors
Prince of Wales Hospital (SESLHD)
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Single group
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
- Work regularly (either in a paid position or on placement as a student) with individuals with dementia. - Employed as either an Allied Health Professional (AHP) or an Allied Health Assistant (AHA) within South East Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD), or a current student at Macquarie University’s doctorate of physiotherapy program.
Exclusion criteria
- Previously attended the Enabling EDIE workshop.
Outcome results
None listed