Virtual reality education for dementia care: a scoping review protocol

This scoping review aims to examine the content and outcome measurements of health care education programs using virtual reality for the care of people with dementia, involving, but not limited to, health science students, health care professionals, family, and unpaid caregivers INTRODUCTION:: Several studies have examined approaches for improving the care of people with dementia by both professional, family and unpaid caregivers using virtual reality. However, the content and outcomes of these interventions are disjointed, and there is currently no unified indicator to evaluate virtual reality educational programs.

This review will consider studies that include educational programs using virtual reality for health science students, health care professionals, and family caregivers of people with dementia. All study designs will be considered.

The proposed scoping review will be conducted following the JBI methodology for scoping reviews. The databases to be searched include MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, Cochrane, and JBI Evidence Synthesis; local databases in Japanese, Thai, Taiwanese, and Chinese; and sources of unpublished studies and gray literature. Studies published in English, Japanese, Chinese, and Thai languages will be included. The data extracted will include specific details about the population, concept, context, study methods, and critical findings relevant to the review objective and be presented in diagrammatic or tabular form in a manner that aligns with the objective of this scoping review.