The Effect of a Comprehensive Dementia Education Program on Improving Attitudes Toward People Living With Dementia

This randomized controlled trial focuses on Indonesian nursing students and examines the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) dementia education programs. The study addresses the following research questions: 1. What is the current level of knowledge and awareness about dementia among participants before they engage in a VR dementia education program? 2. What is the effect of a VR dementia education program on improving participants\' attitudes, knowledge, and intention to help people living with dementia, and how satisfied are participants with the VR education program? Participants will voluntarily join a 100-minute class session, with each participant attending only once. Participants are individually randomized into either the intervention group or the control group. The program is integrated into the faculty\'s dementia-related courses and includes several components: introduction, pre-program questionnaire, lecture, undesirable drama (unfriendly communication), undesirable VR experience, discussion, Lecture 1 (dementia overview), desirable VR experience, desirable drama, Lecture 2, N-impro, post-program questionnaire, and conclusion.