Anxiety, Depression, Mental Stress, Satisfaction
Conditions
Brief summary
Exploring the impact of a virtual reality program, First Resort on graduate physical therapy student wellness and academic success.
Detailed description
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
Interventions
OTHERFirst Resort
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.
Sponsors
BehaVR LLC
Belmont University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Mixed methods randomized controlled trial with a waitlist control group incorporating focus groups
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Physical Therapy students enrolled at a single university in the southern United States during the fall 2024 semester \-
Exclusion criteria
Patient Health Questionnaire-8 score of 15 or more General Anxiety Disorder-7 score of 15 or more History of seizures History of motion sickness History of epilepsy History of balance impairment History of significant visual History of auditory impairment \-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Self-reported Cumulative Grade Point Average | 8 weeks | 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. |
| General Anxiety Disorder-7 | 8 weeks | 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. |
| Perceived Stress Scale-10 | 8 weeks | Self-reported measure of global perceived stress. Minimum score of 0 indicating low perceived stress and maximum of 40 which high perceived stress. |
| Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8 | 8 weeks | Self-reported questionnaire assessing satisfaction with the intervention. Minimum score of 8 indicating low satisfaction and maximum of 32 which is very high satisfaction. |
| Patient Health Questionnaire-8 | 8 weeks | 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. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient Health Questionnaire-2 | 8 weeks | 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. |
| General Anxiety Disorder-2 | 8 weeks | 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. |
| The exit survey included several questions about Life style factors | 8 weeks | 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. |
| Qualitative feedback_Focus groups | 8 weeks | Describe experience with study through open-ended questions informing discussion portion of the paper. |
| Descriptive categorical | 8 weeks | 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. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed