A Comparison of Virtual Reality and Traditional Audio-Recorded Hearing Voices Simulations: Their Impact on Empathy in Health Care Students.

Empathy is essential to the development of communication skills. Simulating psychosis to develop empathy for mental health patients is complex; we hypothesized that virtual reality (VR) would be effective in increasing empathy in health care students. This experimental study compared the effectiveness of a VR simulation with a traditional hearing voices simulation as measured by the Kiersma-Chen Empathy Scale-Revised.

Parental vaccine hesitancy and concerns regarding the COVID-19 virus.

Purpose: This study assessed parental vaccine hesitancy in a metropolitan area of the United States. The study aimed to determine what characteristics and contributing factors influenced parental vaccine hesitancy and concerns regarding COVID-19.

Design And Methods: An online survey was used to recruit 93 parents to answer demographic and vaccine hesitancy information.

Tracking physical activity in baccalaureate nursing students in the United States prior to graduation: A longitudinal study.

Objective: To evaluate changes in physical activity among baccalaureate nursing students over time.

Design: Longitudinal descriptive study.

Setting: Baccalaureate nursing program at a four-year university in the United States.