The Effect of Virtual Reality-Assisted Escape Room Experience

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Virtual Reality-Supported Escape Room Training: Participants will receive basic life support (BLS) training through a virtual reality (VR)-supported escape room scenario. Participants will work in groups of three, with one participant acting as the "Operator" and two participants serving as "Guides." The Guides will monitor the VR environment and provide verbal guidance to the Operator. Roles may be rotated during the activity. The scenario will include QR codes and on-screen clues and will focus on critical steps of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

Control Intervention: Participants will receive basic life support (BLS) training using traditional educational methods, including face-to-face instruction and instructor-led demonstration.

Study summary

The aim of this study is to improve associate degree Dialysis Program students' Basic Life Support (BLS) knowledge and skills through a virtual reality (VR)-supported escape room intervention. Using a pretest-posttest experimental design, the study will include 60 students. The experimental group will receive VR-based gamified BLS training, while the control group will receive traditional BLS training. Data will be collected using a Descriptive Information Form, the Virtual Reality Attitude Scale, and the Game Experience Scale. The study is expected to provide evidence on the use of VR and gamification as experiential learning approaches in BLS education.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Basic Life Support Knowledge and Skills — Baseline and immediately after the intervention
  Change in participants' basic life support knowledge and skills from baseline (pre-intervention) to immediately after the intervention (post-intervention), assessed using a standardized Basic Life Support knowledge and skills assessment.

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