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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.
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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dementia course with virtual reality | Experimental | Dementia course with virtual reality consists of dementia virtual reality activity, intergenerational learning, world café teaching method and community practice |
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| Dementia course with no virtual reality | Active Comparator | Dementia course with no virtual reality consists of intergenerational learning, world café teaching method and community practice with no dementia virtual reality activity. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dementia course with virtual reality | Other | dementia virtual reality activity, intergenerational learning, world café teaching method and community practice |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS) | score of knowledge about dementia (0~50) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia | baseline |
| Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS) | score of knowledge about dementia (0~50) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia | week 8 |
| Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale (DKAS) | score of knowledge about dementia (0~50) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia | week 18 |
| Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (ADQ) | score of attitude toward people with dementia (19~95) higher scores indicate more positive attitude towards dementia | baseline |
| Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (ADQ) | score of attitude toward people with dementia (19~95) higher scores indicate more positive attitude towards dementia | week 8 |
| Approaches to Dementia Questionnaire (ADQ) | score of attitude toward people with dementia (19~95) higher scores indicate more positive attitude towards dementia | week 18 |
| Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE) | score of empathy (20~140) higher scores indicate more empathy for people with dementia | baseline |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Dementia-friendly community questionnaire | score of knowledge on dementia-friendly community (0~20) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia-friendly community | baseline |
| Dementia-friendly community questionnaire |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
college nursing students who do not meet the inclusion criteria
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Tzu Chi University | Hualien City | 970 | Taiwan |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003704 | Dementia |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D019965 | Neurocognitive Disorders |
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two-group randomised controlled trial
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| Dementia course with no virtual reality | Other | dementia course, intergenerational learning, world café teaching method and community practice |
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| Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE) | score of empathy (20~140) higher scores indicate more empathy for people with dementia | week 8 |
| Jefferson Scale of Empathy (JSE) | score of empathy (20~140) higher scores indicate more empathy for people with dementia | week 18 |
score of knowledge on dementia-friendly community (0~20) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia-friendly community
| week 8 |
| Dementia-friendly community questionnaire | score of knowledge on dementia-friendly community (0~20) higher scores indicate more knowledge about dementia-friendly community | week 18 |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |