Kontakt 2025, 27(1/2025):81-87 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2025.002

Pilot test of a virtual reality-based psychoeducation program for family caregivers caring for post-stroke survivorsSocial Sciences in Health - Original article

Sukadiono Sukadiono1, Mundakir Mundakir2, Lukman Hakim3, Idham Choliq2 *, Vika Ramadhana Fitriyani2, Islam Syarifurrahman2, Dede Nasrullah2
1 Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya, Faculty of Medicine, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
2 Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
3 Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya, Faculty of Engineering, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia

According to recent research, many family caregivers lack the necessary knowledge and skills to provide effective care for individuals who have survived a stroke. Interventions such as psychoeducational training have demonstrated the potential to enhance caregiver competence and patient outcomes. Utilizing virtual reality to deliver educational content to family caregivers represents a novel approach to addressing the challenges encountered by caregivers of post-stroke survivors. In a quasi-experimental study employing a one-group, pre-test and post-test design, we recruited a cohort of 30 family caregivers responsible for providing care to stroke survivors within their homes. The study sample was drawn from a hospital in Surabaya, Indonesia. Participating family caregivers of stroke survivors completed a four-week psychoeducational program, following which data on effectiveness and feasibility were collected. The findings revealed a statistically significant reduction in the DASS-42 score after the program (t = 31.22, p < 0.001), indicating that the psychoeducational program was perceived as beneficial for family caregivers of stroke patients. Subsequently, the next phase will involve the implementation of the psychoeducational program with a broader group of family caregivers of stroke survivors.

Keywords: Family caregiver; Psychoeducation program; Stroke survivors; Virtual reality
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This research is funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (KEMENDIKBUDRISTEK), Indonesia under Grant (number 109/E5/PG.02.00.PL/2024). The authors declare that the funding body was not involved in the study design, data analysis, and result interpretation.

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The authors have no potential conflict of interest to declare in relation to this work's research, authorship, or publication.

Received: September 28, 2024; Revised: December 2, 2024; Accepted: January 13, 2025; Prepublished online: January 16, 2025; Published: February 27, 2025  Show citation

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Sukadiono S, Mundakir M, Hakim L, Choliq I, Fitriyani VR, Syarifurrahman I, Nasrullah D. Pilot test of a virtual reality-based psychoeducation program for family caregivers caring for post-stroke survivors. Kontakt. 2025;27(1):81-87. doi: 10.32725/kont.2025.002.
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