Mental Disorder
Conditions
Brief summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a VR intervention on (1) stigma, (2) empathy and (3) attitudes towards those experiencing mental disorders. Participants will review a VR intervention, and complete questionnaires at pre-test, post-test and one month follow-up. Researchers will compare the VR intervention with a control VR intervention to evaluate the varying effects on stigma, empathy and attitudes towards those experiencing mental disorders.
Interventions
OTHERVR intervention
VR intervention of no more than 7 minutes Participants viewed the home as a first person character and experience psychotic phenomena including auditory hallucinations.
OTHERVR control intervention
VR intervention of no more than 7 minutes Participants viewed the same home as a first person character without psychotic phenomena
Sponsors
Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Participants who are aged at least 21 years old * Employed by the Institute of Mental Health as a physician, allied health professional or nurse. * understands English * work directly with patients.
Exclusion criteria
* unable to use virtual reality interventions due to reasons including motion sickness, disorientation, nausea and vomiting. * history of epilepsy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Desire for Social Distance | pre-intervention, immediately after the intervention, follow-up at 1 month after intervention | Desire for Social Distance Scale The eight questions are rated on a four-point Likert scale: yes, definitely (0), yes, probably (1), probably not (2) and definitely not (3) with greater scores implying greater desire for social distancing. |
| Personal Stigma | pre-intervention, immediately after the intervention, follow-up at 1 month after intervention | Personal Stigma Scale Personal Stigma Scale consisted of two subscales: 'Personal unpredictable/ dangerousness' and 'Personal weak not sick' The questions were calculated as 'strongly agree' (4) to 'strongly disagree' (0), with greater scores implying greater stigmatizing attitudes. |
| Empathy | pre-intervention, immediately after the intervention, follow-up at 1 month after intervention | Empathetic concern sub-scale of Interpersonal Reactivity Index The 7-item sub-scale is measured on a five point likert scale ranging from 'does not describe me well' (0) to 'describes me very well' (4). |
| Attitudes towards those experiencing mental disorders | pre-intervention, immediately after the intervention, follow-up at 1 month after intervention | modified Attitudes Towards People with Schizophrenia scale The 7-item scale is measured on a nine point likert scale ranging from (1) to (9). Greater scores equate better attitude towards people with schizophrenia. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptability of the intervention | immediately after the intervention | Authors constructed questionnaire to assess for acceptability of intervention. A total of 10 questions consisting of 6 multiple choice questions ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree on a 7-point likert scale. An example of one question is, 'I find the intervention engaging'. It also consists of 4 open ended questions. Example of one question is, 'Please list the strength of the intervention' |
| Safety of VR intervention | immediately after the intervention | Visually induced motion sickness susceptibility questionnaire: It consists of six questions that evaluates presence of adverse effects from using the VR intervention from 'never' (0) to 'often' (3). |
| Demographic data | pre-intervention | occupation, gender, marital status, ethnic groups, age, years of service |
Countries
Singapore
Outcome results
None listed