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NCT Number: NCT05248542

The Effects of Virtual Reality/ Augmented Reality Usage on Oral Care Knowledge in Nursing Students

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of virtual reality usage on oral care knowledge in nursing students. The participants were randomly assigned to virtual-reality experimental and control groups. The students in experimental group received a 30 minutes virtual reality (VR) training for elderly oral health care at the second week and the fourth week after the first time survey. All students self-administrated questionnaire three times at first date of consent form signed, immediately after each of the intervention for period of two weeks. Linear regression in generalized estimating equations (GEE) compare the differences between both groups.

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Key information

Conditions

Virtual Reality Behavior Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Oral Care

Age range

18 year–25 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Kaohsiung Medical University

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

About this study

A total of 50 first-year to third-year undergraduate nursing students were included from the Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan. The students were randomly assigned divided at random into two groups, control (n = 25) and experimental (n = 25).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • undergraduate freshman, sophomore, and junior nursing students
  • those volunteered to participate in this study

Exclusion criteria

  • students with known negative effects of using VR devices, such as nausea, vomiting, etc.
  • those under 20 years of age who had not obtained the consent of a legal representative to participate in this study.

Treatment and study plan

Virtual Reality Usage on Oral Care Knowledge

Other

Virtual Reality Usage on Oral Care Knowledge about independent older adults

Primary outcomes

  1. Knowledge of geriatric oral hygiene scale

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 4 weeks

    There were 10 items to evaluate the participants' knowledge of the geriatric oral hygiene scale Each item had three response options: true, false, and unknown. The total score ranged from 0 to 10 and a higher score indicated a higher level of knowledge of geriatric oral hygiene.

  2. Attitudes of geriatric oral hygiene scale

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 4 weeks

    The attitudes of geriatric oral hygiene scale included seven items. Each item was scored on a five-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). The total score ranged from 5 to 35 and a higher score indicated a positive attitude toward geriatric oral hygiene.

  3. Self-efficacy of geriatric oral hygiene scale

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 4 weeks

    The self-efficacy of geriatric oral hygiene scale included ten items. Each item was scored on a five-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) and the higher score was for a higher level of self-efficacy of geriatric oral hygiene, vise versa. The total score ranged from 5 to 50.

  4. Behavioral intention of geriatric oral hygiene scale

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 4 weeks

    The behavioral intention scale of the geriatric oral hygiene included ten items. Each item was scored on a five-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree), with a higher score indicated a higher level of the behavioral intention of geriatric oral hygiene. The total score ranged from 5 to 50.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Feb 21, 2022
Registry last updated
Feb 21, 2022

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