Enhancing Clinical and Cultural Virtual Encounter in Health Professional Students: 3 Is (Internationalization, Innovation, Interdisciplinary) in Action (3I in action)
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
This study aims to promote and implement internationalization, innovative and intedisciplinary teaching and learning strategies through the set up of online modules of selected topics of interest. The specific objectives are: :
To enhance the educational outcomes of students from respective health disciplines in interdisciplinary learning via case-based clinical scenarios adopted in the online modules; To develop internationalization experience among students of different countries in terms of intercultural learning through the cultural exchange; To assess level of students' empowerment in active learning via 'student-as-partner' initiatives in the cultural exchange; To evaluate the effectiveness of online learning engagement among students through participating in the online modules.
Based on the Phase of Engagement Framework, two online orthopaedic modules focusing on interprofessional and intercultural educations on low back pain (LBP) and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) are developed. The students (n=104) are randomized into two groups using SNOSE. In the first module, one group receives a virtual reality (VR)-enhanced LBP education (intervention group), while the other group engages with a case study on LBP (control group). After a 3-week washout period, the groups cross over: the intervention group receives the VR-enhanced education on AIS, and the control group focuses on an AIS case study. Interprofessional learning experience, cultural awareness, and online learning engagement are measured using validated tools at three time points (baseline, after first and second modules).
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 852
- 5/F, Academic Building, 3 Sassoon Road
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- undergraduate healthcare students
Exclusion Criteria:
- cannot communicate in English
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Other
- Allocation: N/A
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Virtual Reality Group
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Based on the Phase of Engagement Framework, two online orthopaedic modules focusing on interprofessional and intercultural educations on low back pain (LBP) and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) were developed.
The students (n=104) were randomized into two groups.
In the first module, the Virtual Reality Group as the intervention group received a virtual reality (VR)-enhanced LBP education, while the Case-based Learning Group as the control group engaged with a case study on LBP.
After a 3-week washout period, the groups crossed over: the the Virtual Reality Group as the intervention group received the VR-enhanced education on AIS, and the Case-based Learning Group as the control group focused on an AIS case study.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Students' Perceptions of Interprofessional Clinical education - Revised
Time Frame: 2 months
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Using Students' Perceptions of Interprofessional Clinical Education-Revised (SPICE-R) as the tool to measure the increased level of interprofessional learning experiences.
The SPICE-R instrument includes ten items, and is divided into three factors: interprofessional teamwork and team-based practice (items 1, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10), roles/responsibilities for collaborative practice (items 2 and 7), and patient outcomes from collaborative practice (items 3 and 4).
It is a 5-point Likert scales (1 = 'strongly disagree' and 5 = 'strongly agree') with score ranging from 10-50.
SPICE-R was chosen for its strong psychometric properties including reliability and construct validity (Dominguez et al., 2016; Lockeman et al., 2017).
The instrument has high composite reliability at 0.84, indicating strong validity based on established criteria.
Higher score on SPICE-R reflect more positive interprofessional experiences.
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2 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
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More Information
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Other Study ID Numbers
- HKWC-2022-389
- 899 (Other Grant/Funding Number: HKU)
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Drug and device information, study documents
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