In a pragmatic RCT, VR communication simulation produced higher communication ability, confidence and satisfaction and lower clinical practice stress than video-based learning¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q3
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Communication ability scores, communication confidence and learning satisfaction were significantly higher in the VR group than the video-learning control group, and clinical practice stress scores were significantly lower. → Deng Jing 2025

Evidence¶

Deng Jing 2025¶

Deng Jing, Tan Yifei, Chen Jing, Guo Xiujing, Wang Ling, Xie Chuan. (2025). Virtual reality simulation to teach communication for undergraduate nursing students: a scoping review. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-08450-7

q3 · i? · review · r3

A pragmatic randomized controlled trial with 84 second-year nursing students (42 experimental, 42 control) compared VR training via HTC Vive Focus 3 HMD with watching a nurse–patient communication teaching video. The review reports "significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group" for communication outcomes and significantly lower stress.

"Communication ability scores, communication confidence and learning satisfaction were significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group. Clinical practice stress scores were significantly lower in the experimental group than in the control group."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Self-Efficacy — outcome: instruction changes it

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