Impacts of Immersive Virtual Reality (iHealthEd-IVR) and a Mobile Online Game (V-Care) on Interprofessional Education

The Impacts of Immersive Virtual Reality (iHealthEd-IVR) and a Mobile Online Game (V-Care) on Interprofessional Education: A Multi-Methods Study

The goal of this randomised controlled trial is to compare the effectiveness of IVR and game-based learning in Interprofessional education (IPE), with significant implications for IPE delivery.

The main question it aims to answer is:

Does IVR or game-based learning enhance students' interprofessional competencies and learning outcomes in IPE? Which modalities optimise the educational effectiveness for IPE implementation among healthcare students between IVR and game-based learning?

Researchers will compare the effectiveness of both IVR training and a mobile gaming platform and identify the optimal modality for IPE implementation.

Participants will be randomly assigned to 2 groups:

the IVR group that received a one-week IPE training with Immersive Virtual Reality (iHealthEd-IVR); the web-based group that received a one-week IPE training with a web-based serious game (V-Care).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Either undergraduate and pre-registration master's nursing students from the School of Nursing or undergraduate physiotherapists from the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Enrolled nursing subject (SN 402/5012) for nursing students
• Physiotherapy students who will earn practicum hours by participating

Exclusion Criteria:

• A student who refused to sign the consent form while enrolled in the subject in which the program is embedded as the course element.