Building self-efficacy in dementia care through immersive education: a mixed-methods randomized control trial
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Date
2024
Authors
Vogelsang, Laura
Risling, Tracie
de Padua, Anthony
Leidl, Donald
Wilson, Jay
Thompson, David
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Publisher
Elsevier
Abstract
Background: Improving self-efficacy for nursing students to manage aggressive behaviours in clients
with dementia supports better outcomes for clients. No studies have been conducted on the use of
immersive virtual reality as a potential tool.
Method: A mixed-methods, randomized control trial explanatory design compared perceived self efficacy for practical nursing students who used the CareGiVRTM virtual reality application with those
who did not, using the Inventory of Geriatric Nursing Self-Efficacy (IGNSE) along with qualitative focus
groups.
Results: Forty-six students (49%) participated in the quantitative component. Fifteen students elected
to participate in the follow-up qualitative focus groups. Findings indicate participants who used the
CareGiVRTM application reported statistically significant higher levels of perceived self-efficacy post intervention and when compared with those in the control group following their clinical rotation. Four
themes were identified: getting real-world experience, a safe place to practice, meeting the client where
they are at, and a tool not a replacement.
Conclusion: Immersive virtual reality can be an effective tool to increase perceived self-efficacy for
managing aggressive behaviours in clients with dementia in practical nursing students.
Description
Open access. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) applies
Keywords
Virtual reality , Nursing students , Self-efficacy , Dementia , Mixed methods
Citation
Vogelsang, L., Risling, T., de Padua, A., Leidl, D., Wilson, J., & Thompson, D. (2024). Building self-efficacy in dementia care through immersive education: A mixed-methods randomized control trial. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 92, Article 101557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2024.101557