Clinical trial NCT05994352: Psychiatric Nursing Students Therapeutic Communication
Official title: The Effect Of Vırtual Realıty Applıcatıon On Therapeutıc Communıcatıon Skılls Levels Of Mental Health And Psychıatrıc Nursıng Students
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Communication
Keywords: therapeutic
communication
mental health
nursing
student
Lead sponsor: Istanbul Arel University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-08-16
Enrollment: 65
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 20
Maximum age (years): 21
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Randomized controlled
Primary purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE

Brief summary: This research was carried out to determine the effect of virtual reality application on the therapeutic communication skill levels of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing course students. The research was carried out in experimental research design. The independent variable of the research is virtual reality simulation; The dependent variable is the therapeutic communication skills of the students of the Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing course. Nursing students' individual characteristics were determined as the control variable. The hypothesis of the research H1: The therapeutic communication skill level scores of the nursing students in the intervention group participating in the virtual reality simulation will increase compared to the nursing students in the control group.

Detailed description: This research was carried out to determine the effect of virtual reality application on the therapeutic communication skill levels of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing course students. The analysis was carried out in an experimental research design. The independent variable of the study is virtual reality simulation; The dependent variable is the therapeutic communication skills of the students of the Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing course. Nursing students' characteristics were determined as the control variable. The hypothesis of the research H1: The therapeutic communication skill level scores of the nursing students in the intervention group participating in the virtual reality simulation will increase compared to those in the control group. The population of the research consists of 65 students who are enrolled in the nursing department of a foundation university in Istanbul and took the mental health and psychiatric nursing course in the spring term of the 2022-2023 academic year. Sample: A list from 1 to 65 was prepared to determine the students who will take place in the intervention and control groups. Simple random sampling method was used to differentiate between intervention and control groups. The numbers to be sampled were determined by www.random.org generate number. The intervention group consisted of 36 students and the control group consisted of 29 students.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* • To be registered in the Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing course in the spring semester of the 2022-2023 academic year,

  * To be taking the Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing course for the first time in the nursing department,
  * To attend school regularly,
  * Not having received training with virtual reality simulation within the scope of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing course.

Exclusion Criteria:

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Primary outcomes:
measure: The therapeutic communication skill levels of mental health and psychiatric nursing students
timeFrame: 4 mounth
measure: Nursing students' therapeutic communication skills
timeFrame: 4 mounth
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Istanbul Arel University
Study officials:
affiliation: lecturer
name: Arzu Dikici
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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