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NCT Number: NCT05604807

Dementia-friendly Community Training Using Virtual Reality Among College Nursing Students

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Dementia Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurocognitive Disorders

Age range

19 year–40 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Tzu Chi University

Hualien City, 970, Taiwan

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Dementia course with virtual reality

Other

dementia virtual reality activity, intergenerational learning, world café teaching method and community practice

Dementia course with no virtual reality

Other

dementia course, intergenerational learning, world café teaching method and community practice

Primary outcomes

  1. Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS)

    Time frame: baseline

    score of knowledge about dementia (0~50) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia

  2. Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS)

    Time frame: week 8

    score of knowledge about dementia (0~50) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia

  3. Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS)

    Time frame: week 18

    score of knowledge about dementia (0~50) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia

  4. Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (ADQ)

    Time frame: baseline

    score of attitude toward people with dementia (19~95) higher scores indicate more positive attitude towards dementia

  5. Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (ADQ)

    Time frame: week 8

    score of attitude toward people with dementia (19~95) higher scores indicate more positive attitude towards dementia

  6. Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (ADQ)

    Time frame: week 18

    score of attitude toward people with dementia (19~95) higher scores indicate more positive attitude towards dementia

  7. Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE)

    Time frame: baseline

    score of empathy (20~140) higher scores indicate more empathy for people with dementia

  8. Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE)

    Time frame: week 8

    score of empathy (20~140) higher scores indicate more empathy for people with dementia

  9. Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE)

    Time frame: week 18

    score of empathy (20~140) higher scores indicate more empathy for people with dementia

Secondary outcomes

  1. Dementia-friendly community questionnaire

    Time frame: baseline

    score of knowledge on dementia-friendly community (0~20) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia-friendly community

  2. Dementia-friendly community questionnaire

    Time frame: week 8

    score of knowledge on dementia-friendly community (0~20) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia-friendly community

  3. Dementia-friendly community questionnaire

    Time frame: week 18

    score of knowledge on dementia-friendly community (0~20) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia-friendly community

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Tzu Chi University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

From the Classroom to the Rural Community: Engaging Nursing College Students to Create a Dementia-friendly Community Using Virtual Reality and World café Teaching Strategies

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Nov 3, 2022
Registry last updated
Aug 6, 2025

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