Effects of a Virtual Reality-Based Dementia Educational Program on Healthcare Staff in Geriatric Dementia Wards: A Pre-Post Comparative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multidisciplinary collaboration is essential to the provision of effective and comprehensive support in dementia care. In Japan, Wards for Elderly Patients with Dementia (WEDs) prioritize team-based care but face challenges due to insufficient staff training. This study developed a virtual reality-based training program to enhance attitudes toward dementia and promote multidisciplinary collaboration among WEDs staff and evaluated its overall effectiveness.

Methods

We designed a multidisciplinary workplace program based on input from WEDs staff, incorporating short films, virtual reality experiences, discussions, mini-lectures, and a dilemma-based case discussion. Staff from six WEDs in a hospital specializing in dementia care participated in the program. Pre- and

SUBMITTER: Wu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12453941 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature