Dementia
Conditions
Brief 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.
Detailed 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.
Interventions
OTHERDementia course with virtual reality
dementia virtual reality activity, intergenerational learning, world café teaching method and community practice
OTHERDementia course with no virtual reality
dementia course, intergenerational learning, world café teaching method and community practice
Sponsors
Tzu Chi University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Intervention model description
two-group randomised controlled trial
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
19 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (ADQ) | baseline | score of attitude toward people with dementia (19\ 95) higher scores indicate more positive attitude towards dementia |
| Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS) | baseline | score of knowledge about dementia (0\ 50) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia |
| Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE) | baseline | score of empathy (20\ 140) higher scores indicate more empathy for people with dementia |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dementia-friendly community questionnaire | baseline | score of knowledge on dementia-friendly community (0\ 20) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia-friendly community |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed