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Effect of virtual reality-based seizure management education program for parents (VR-ESMEPP) on seizure management: A
Fatma Dilek Turan1, Ayşegül İşler2, Özgür Duman3
1Department of Pediatric Nursing, Kumluca Faculty of Health Sciences, Akdeniz University, Kumluca, Antalya, Turkey.
Objective:
This study evaluated the efficacy of Virtual Reality-Based Seizure Management Education Program for Parents (VR-ESMEPP) that was designed to improve parents' knowledge-skill percentage about epileptic seizure, and motivation levels about educational material.
Methods:
The study was conducted at a university hospital's pediatric neurology clinic in Turkey and involved both a VR-trained group and a control group. The parents' knowledge-skill percentage about epileptic seizure, and motivation levels about educational material were assessed before, after, and at 15 days after participating in VR-ESMEPP.
Results:
The parents' knowledge-skill percentage about epileptic seizure increased in the group that participated in the VR-ESMEPP. There was no such increase in the control group. Examination of the scores of the Instructional Materials Motivation Survey (IMMS) for the parents showed that while there was a significant increase between the pre-test and post-test within the group that participated in the VR-ESMEPP, there was no significant difference in the scores of the control group. However, the high IMMS scores obtained by all parents indicate the motivating nature of the education material.
Significance:
The study established the efficacy of VR-ESMEPP and demonstrated its ability to enhance parents' knowledge-skill percentage about epileptic seizure. Despite the absence of a difference in motivation levels between the groups, the high scores obtained by all participants indicate that the program was indeed motivating.
