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A comparison of Australian midwifery student’s retention of knowledge of the third stage of labour pre and post 3DMVR intervention: a pilot parallel randomised controlled trial.
Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference, 2021 (Virtual, 09-Mar-2021 - 11-Mar-2021)
Trinity College Dublin
2021
Abstract
Background: Midwifery education has been slow to embrace technological advancements such as 3D virtual simulation that has the potential to compliment traditional learning and teaching processes. 3D images can stimulate student interest and desire to learn and improved students’ understanding of complex physiological processes such as a physiological third stage. A 3D Midwifery Visualisation Resource (3DMVR) was created that immerses the student within a virtual environment created to simulate the inside of a uterus illustrating the anatomy and physiology. Initially this was displayed within a 3D Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE2) however, this resource is based on campus and causes inequity for students unable to attend campus. A mobile phone version was created.
Aim: To determine differences in multiple choice questionnaire (MCQ) knowledge scores between students exposed to 3DMVR via a mobile device, compared to traditional education only, for the third stage of labour.
Method: Ethics was approved at one Australian university. Second year midwifery students were randomly allocated to the 3DMVR or traditional education group. Primary outcome measures were MCQ knowledge scores over three time points: before commencement of, immediately post and at one-month post training. A purpose-built online MCQ was used. Data was not normally distributed and was analysed using Mann Whitney U tests reporting median score differences and interquartile ranges.
Results: 38 students were included in the study. At commencement there were 18 students in the 3DMVR group and 20 in the control group. There was no significant difference in median scores between the groups at the commencement of training. There was a significant difference in scores between the groups immediately post training (n=19 and 17) (p<0.001) but no difference in knowledge when re-examined one-month post training.
Conclusion: 3DMVR significantly improved the knowledge scores of midwifery students.
Recommendation: A larger study is required to validate these findings.
Details
- Title
- A comparison of Australian midwifery student’s retention of knowledge of the third stage of labour pre and post 3DMVR intervention: a pilot parallel randomised controlled trial.
- Authors
- Michelle Gray (Author) - Edith Cowan UniversityTerri Downer (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - LegacyPatrea Anderson (Author) - Waikato Institute of TechnologyDonna Hartz (Author) - Charles Darwin UniversityYu Gao (Author) - Charles Darwin UniversityAngela Bromley (Author) - Charles Darwin UniversityJulie Hanson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy
- Conference details
- Trinity Health and Education International Research Conference, 2021 (Virtual, 09-Mar-2021 - 11-Mar-2021)
- Publisher
- Trinity College Dublin
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Nursing; School of Health - Midwifery; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Engage Research Lab
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99522108702621
- Output Type
- Conference presentation
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