Development and evaluation of a childcare technology simulation program applying VR technology

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K19183
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 58070:Lifelong developmental nursing-related
• Research Institution: Kagawa Prefectural College of Health Sciences
• Principal Investigator: Uemura Yuko 香川県立保健医療大学, 保健医療学部, 准教授 (50353149)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 育児技術 / VR技術 / 看護学生

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We developed a childcare skills programme (student version) applying VR technology aimed at the acquisition of childcare skills. We also enhanced this program and developed a version tailored for parents aimed at helping first-time parents acquire essential parenting skills. In FY2020-2021, the parenting skills programme (student version) applying VR technology was developed, and it was tested on the target audience (nursing students) in FY2021-2022; thus, the effectiveness of viewing the program was verified. The students were highly interested in VR, and as it coincided with the period of the spread of infectious diseases, it also led to a simulated experience of actual childcare techniques, which enhanced the learning effect before and after the viewing. In FY2023, a childcare techniques programme (parents' version) applying VR technology was created. To enhance its usability, modifications were made by the contractor at the company's request.

Free Research Field

生涯発達看護学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究結果から、看護学生にVR技術を応用した育児技術のプログラムを使用したことでVR技術を使用することでの身体的負担はなく、学習効果が高められたことが明らかになった。VR技術を応用した学習は、侵襲がなくくり返し学習することができることから、看護技術の習得にも応用できることが示唆された。また、VR技術を応用した育児技術のプログラムの両親版を作成し、初妊婦の視聴結果からはVR技術を応用したプログラムに対する関心の高さが示された。今後、VR技術を応用した育児技術プログラムは、初めて子どもを持つ親の妊娠期からの育児準備として育児技術の習得に貢献できると考える。