NCT06585098

The Effect of Game-Based Virtual Reality Application on the Development of Postoperative Care Skills of Nursing Students for Hysterectomy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 84 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ege University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aimed to determine the effect of game-based virtual reality application on nursing students' self-confidence in postoperative care knowledge, skills, satisfaction and learning following hysterectomy surgery.

Detailed description

Method: A total of 179 third-year students studying in the third year of Ege University Faculty of Nursing in the fall semester of 2023-2024 were included in this study, who had the theoretical knowledge about Gynecology and Obstetrics Nursing within the scope of the Diseases and Nursing Care II course, were in the practice of Gynecology and Obstetrics Nursing, and voluntarily agreed to participate in the study. The students were divided into two groups, 42 control and 42 intervention groups, using simple random sampling method. Prior written consent was obtained from both the ethics committee and the institution for conducting the study. Data collection instruments included a Demographic Data Collection Form, a Form for Determining Student Opinions Regarding Game-Based Virtual Reality Application, a Postoperative Care Knowledge Test for Hysterectomy Surgery, a Satisfaction with Education Methods Questionnaire, and the Student Satisfaction and Confidence in Learning Scale.

Conditions

• Nursing
• Hysterectomy
• Game-Based Learning

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	game based learning	The students in the intervention group were informed by the researcher, and the students who met the research participation criteria and volunteered to participate in the research filled out the "Informed Consent Form (Annex 1)" and downloaded the prepared game-based virtual reality application by entering the prepared website and using their username and password for a period of 1 week. They were asked to play with. After one week, students in the intervention group were invited to a simulation-based training application in groups of seven. In addition, the game was played at least once by the students in the intervention group under the supervision of the researcher.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-03-15
• Primary completion: 2024-03-15
• Completion: 2024-07-17
• First posted: 2024-09-05
• Last updated: 2024-09-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)