ERIC Number: EJ1458032
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 17
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Virtual Simulation-Based Training and Person-Centered Care
Christen Page; Morgan Blaydes; Leah Simpkins; Casey Humphrey; Kellie Ellis
Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, v24 n4 p61-77 2024
Person-centered care is instrumental in the treatment of individuals with dementia. Despite this finding, research on the efficacy of training future healthcare providers to implement person-centered care for individuals with dementia is limited. Simulation-based education serves as one training method, but its effects of preparing students to treat persons with dementia using person-centered care is unknown. This mixed methods study used short-term treatment goals, reflective essays, and focus groups to evaluate the difference prior to and after a virtual reality dementia experience in graduate Communication Sciences and Disorders' students' perceptions of person-centered care. Findings support the theory that a virtual reality dementia experience impacts students' intent to provide PCC for persons with dementia. More research is warranted to determine whether a virtual reality dementia experience effectively facilitates the use of PCC in the clinical setting.
Descriptors: Health Services, Computer Simulation, Dementia, Graduate Study, Communications, Communication Disorders, Experiential Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Clinical Experience, Goal Orientation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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