The Effect of Virtual Reality Training on Mental Health Literacy and Stigma

Nurses in the intervention group will be taken to a suitable room on the ward and virtual reality glasses will be worn. Mental health literacy training prepared by researchers by scanning the literature will be given using virtual reality glasses. Educational content; definition of mental health, definition of mental illness, definition and importance of mental health literacy, the most common mental illnesses in hospitals, Schizophrenia, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Substance Use Disorder , Suicide-Self-Harm, Mental Health Literacy and Stigma, and where to find resources to obtain information about mental health. Information about the diagnostic criteria, risk factors, treatment methods, and what to pay attention to for the diseases discussed will be given. Animations will be prepared for each topic. The training is planned to last 45 minutes.

Nurses in the control group will be given mental health literacy training using the classical method using brochures. Educational content; definition of mental health, definition of mental illness, definition and importance of mental health literacy, the most common mental illnesses in hospitals, Schizophrenia, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Substance Use Disorder , Suicide-Self-Harm, Mental Health Literacy and Stigma, and where to find resources to obtain information about mental health. Information about the diagnostic criteria, risk factors, treatment methods, and what to pay attention to for the diseases discussed will be given. The training is planned to last 45 minutes.