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A Robotic Mental Health Simulation Intervention to Enhance Professional Identity, Interpersonal Communication Competence, and Emotional Intelligence Among Saudi Nursing Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Sponsor: Alexandria University
Summary
A quasi-experimental pre-test, post-test, and three-month follow-up design will be used. Nursing students assigned to the intervention group will participate in structured robotic mental health simulation sessions involving interactions with a robot programmed to portray patients experiencing common psychiatric conditions, while the control group will receive traditional teaching methods. Outcomes will be assessed using validated measures of professional identity, interpersonal communication competence, and emotional intelligence before the intervention, immediately after completion, and three months later to determine both immediate and sustained educational effects
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
17 Years - 27 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
80
Start Date
2025-07-15
Completion Date
2026-06-15
Last Updated
2026-06-04
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Mental Health Robotic Simulation Training
Mental Health Robotic Simulation Training is an educational intervention that utilizes a humanoid or socially assistive robot programmed to simulate patients experiencing psychiatric and emotional conditions, including anxiety, depression, psychosis, aggressive behavior, and emotional distress. The intervention is integrated into the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing course and provides structured simulation experiences focused on therapeutic communication, mental health assessment, nurse-patient relationship development, crisis intervention, suicide risk assessment, emotional support, and de-escalation strategies. Each simulation session includes pre-briefing, active interaction with the robotic patient, and faculty-guided debriefing. The intervention aims to enhance nursing students' professional identity, interpersonal communication competence, and emotional intelligence through experiential and reflective learning.
Locations (1)
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Dammam, Saudi Arabia