Accident at Home, Virtual Reality
Conditions
Brief summary
The main objective of this project is to raise awareness and equip parents of children with special needs with the knowledge and skills necessary to prevent home accidents through virtual reality applications. Additionally, the project aims to provide parents with basic first aid training and transfer training to ensure appropriate responses in the event of an accident. It also seeks to assess the balance status of children with special needs and to identify potential fall-related risks that may lead to home accidents. The primary research questions this project aims to address are as follows: * What is the level of awareness among parents of children with special needs regarding home accidents? * What is the effect of virtual reality simulation on parental awareness of home accident risks? * How does first aid training influence parents' ability to respond to home accidents? * What is the impact of transfer training on parents' preparedness for home accident scenarios? * What are the balance and gait levels of children with special needs, and how might these relate to fall risk at home?
Detailed description
As part of the eligibility process, participants will complete the System Usability Scale, a Likert-type questionnaire, once at the beginning of the study. Only individuals scoring in the A+ category (96th-100th percentile) will be included in the intervention phase.
Interventions
OTHERVR and first aid training
Intervention Stages: Stage 1: Descriptive Information Form and the Home Accident Awareness Questionnaire for Parents of Children with Special Needs will be administered to the parents as pre-tests. Stage 2: A total of 100 parents will participate in the virtual reality simulation scenarios, organized into four separate groups of 25 for implementation. Stage 3: Balance assessments for children will be conducted using the Children's Balance Assessment Form, the Tinetti Balance and Gait Assessment, and the Nintendo Wii Fit Balance Board. Stage 4: Each group of 25 participants will receive hands-on training at three different stations focusing on basic first aid and home accidents, delivered by nurses, and transfer training provided by physiotherapists. Stage 5: Post-tests will be administered to the parents using the Home Accident Awareness Questionnaire for Parents of Children with Special Needs.
Sponsors
İstanbul Topkapı University
Kocaeli University
Medipol University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Being able to understand and speak Turkish * Being a parent of a child with special needs * Having a child registered at a Barrier-Free Life Application and Research Center * Scoring in the A+ category on the System Usability Scale, with a percentile rank between 96 and 100 * Volunteering to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
\- Failure to meet one or more of the inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Awareness of home accidents | 2 days | The Home Accident Awareness Questionnaire for Parents of Children with Special Needs, a 28-item form developed by the researchers, will be administered twice: once before and once after the VR training program. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Balance | 1 day | The Children's Balance Assessment Form is a yes/no assessment tool developed by the researchers to evaluate the balance status of children with special needs. It will be administered once during Stage 3 of the study. |
| Gait | 1 day | The Tinetti Balance and Gait Assessment will also be used to assess gait abilities. The gait subscale has a maximum score of 28. A higher score reflects better gait performance and mobility. This assessment will be performed once during Stage 3 of the study. |
Contacts
Primary ContactSıla Yılmaz
Backup ContactEbru Sever
Outcome results
None listed