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| BehaVR LLC | INDUSTRY |
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Exploring the impact of a virtual reality program, First Resort on graduate physical therapy student wellness and academic success.
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:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Intervention | Experimental | 8 week First Resort virtual reality navigated through Meta Quest II headset devices |
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| Delayed experimental intervention group | Other | 8 week First Resort virtual reality navigated through Meta Quest II headset devices delayed by one semester |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| First Resort | Other | 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. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Patient Health Questionnaire-8 | 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. | 8 weeks |
| General Anxiety Disorder-7 | 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. | 8 weeks |
| Perceived Stress Scale-10 | Self-reported measure of global perceived stress. Minimum score of 0 indicating low perceived stress and maximum of 40 which high perceived stress. | 8 weeks |
| Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8 | Self-reported questionnaire assessing satisfaction with the intervention. Minimum score of 8 indicating low satisfaction and maximum of 32 which is very high satisfaction. | 8 weeks |
| Self-reported Cumulative Grade Point Average | 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. | 8 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Patient Health Questionnaire-2 | 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. | 8 weeks |
| General Anxiety Disorder-2 |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Physical Therapy students enrolled at a single university in the southern United States during the fall 2024 semester
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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
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Sue E Curfman, PT, DHSc | Belmont University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Belmont University | Nashville | Tennessee | 37212 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 31912989 | Background | Hoying J, Melnyk BM, Hutson E, Tan A. Prevalence and Correlates of Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Healthy Beliefs, and Lifestyle Behaviors in First-Year Graduate Health Sciences Students. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2020 Feb;17(1):49-59. doi: 10.1111/wvn.12415. Epub 2020 Jan 8. | |
| 34029860 | Background | Bolinski F, Etzelmuller A, De Witte NAJ, van Beurden C, Debard G, Bonroy B, Cuijpers P, Riper H, Kleiboer A. Physiological and self-reported arousal in virtual reality versus face-to-face emotional activation and cognitive restructuring in university students: A crossover experimental study using wearable monitoring. Behav Res Ther. 2021 Jul;142:103877. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2021.103877. Epub 2021 May 11. |
| Label | URL |
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| A mental wellness game for Quest Virtual Reality. First Resort. (2022, November 28). | View source |
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| ID | Term |
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| D013315 | Stress, Psychological |
| D001008 | Anxiety Disorders |
| D003863 | Depression |
| D010549 | Personal Satisfaction |
| ID | Term |
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| D001526 | Behavioral Symptoms |
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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Mixed methods randomized controlled trial with a waitlist control group incorporating focus groups
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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. |
| 8 weeks |
| The exit survey included several questions about Life style factors | 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. | 8 weeks |
| Qualitative feedback_Focus groups | Describe experience with study through open-ended questions informing discussion portion of the paper. | 8 weeks |
| Descriptive categorical | 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. | 8 weeks |
| 36002363 | Background | Ma J, Zhao D, Xu N, Yang J. The effectiveness of immersive virtual reality (VR) based mindfulness training on improvement mental-health in adults: A narrative systematic review. Explore (NY). 2023 May-Jun;19(3):310-318. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2022.08.001. Epub 2022 Aug 5. |
| 28561872 | Background | Macauley K, Plummer L. Prevalence and Predictors of Anxiety in Doctor of Physical Therapy Students. J Allied Health. 2017 Summer;46(2):e39-e41. |
| Stress, worry \& sadness. RealizedCare | View source |