Enhancing Cancer Care Services with the Multidomain Metaverse Cancer Care Digital Platform

Kim, Sunghak; Jung, Timothy; Sohn, Dae Kyung; Chang, Yoon Jung

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-50559-1_21

Cited by 2 publications

(4 citation statements)

References 10 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Based on the feedback received from the pre-test of the questionnaire, we used theory-based but easy and short survey questions to facilitate participants' understanding of the questions, despite their feelings of fatigue after professional virtual training while experiencing new metaverse technology. The survey questions were adapted from previous studies examining the TAM in the context of metaverse services [6,7,24], translated into Korean, abbreviated, and modified to suit the purpose and context of the study. Additionally, we adopted the viewpoint of separating the experience of technology use into hardware and software aspects [24,25].…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors Associated With Continuous Use of a Cancer Education Metaverse Platform: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint)

Kim,

Jung,

Sohn

et al. 2024

Preprint

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BACKGROUND Early detection of cancer and provision of appropriate treatment can increase the cancer cure rate and reduce cancer-related deaths. Early detection requires improving the cancer screening quality of each medical institution and enhancing the capabilities of health professionals through tailored education in each field. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, regional disparities in educational infrastructure emerged, and educational accessibility was restricted. The demand for remote cancer education services to address these issues has increased and, in this study, we considered medical metaverses a potential means of meeting these needs. In 2021, we developed Dr. Meta, a multidomain metaverse cancer care digital platform. Among the multiple subplatforms in the Dr. Meta metaverse platform, Metaverse Educational Center was developed for the virtual training of health professionals. In 2022, we used Metaverse Educational Center to train radiologic technologists remotely in mammography positioning. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the user experience of Metaverse Educational Center and identify variables associated with the intention to continuously use the subplatform. METHODS We conducted a multicenter, cross-sectional survey between July and December 2022. We performed a descriptive analysis to examine the Metaverse Educational Center user experience and a logistic regression analysis to clarify factors closely related to the intention to use the subplatform continuously. Additionally, a supplementary open-ended question was used to obtain feedback from users to improve Metaverse Educational Center. RESULTS Responses from 192 Korean participants (male: n=16, 8.3% and female: n=176, 91.7%) were analyzed. More than half of the participants were satisfied with Metaverse Educational Center (178/192, 92.7%) and wanted to continue using the subplatform in the future (157/192, 81.8%). Less than half of the participants had no difficulty in wearing the device (85/192, 44.3%). Logistic regression analysis results showed that intention for continuous use was associated with satisfaction (adjusted odds ratio [95% CI]=3.542 [1.037-12.097]; P=.044), immersion (2.803 [1.201-6.539]; P=.017), and no difficulty in wearing the device (2.020 [1.004-4.062]; P=.049). However, intention for continuous use was not associated with interest (0.736 [0.303-1.789]; P=.499) or perceived ease of use (1.284 [0.614-2.685]; P=.507). According to the qualitative feedback, Metaverse Educational Center was useful in cancer education, but the experience of wearing the device and the types and qualities of the content still need to be improved. CONCLUSIONS Our results demonstrate the potential of Metaverse Educational Center for remote cancer education for health professionals. Our results also suggest that improving users’ satisfaction and immersion and ensuring lack of difficulty in wearing the device may enhance their intention for continuous use of the subplatform.

show abstract

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors Associated With Continuous Use of a Cancer Education Metaverse Platform: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint)

Kim,

Jung,

Sohn

et al. 2024

Preprint

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Therefore, we used theory-based but easy and short survey questions to facilitate participants’ understanding of the questions among diverse participant groups. The survey questions were adapted from previous studies examining the TAM in the context of metaverse services [ 11 , 12 , 22 ], translated into Korean, abbreviated, and modified to suit the purpose and context of the study. In addition, we adopted the viewpoint of separating the experience of technology use into hardware and software aspects [ 22 , 23 ].…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The Dr. Meta metaverse platform showed potential for successful cancer control; however, according to participants’ feedback, its weakness was the lack of content diversity [ 11 ]. In 2022, supported by the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare, we upgraded the metaverse platform to improve the Dr. Meta user experience by embedding new educational VR content in the Metaverse Educational Center subplatform and adding a new VR Healing Theater subplatform under the Dr. Meta platform [ 12 ]. Especially, the Metaverse Educational Center subplatform, which helps users overcome physical constraints (eg, time and space) in education and conveniently receive training on demand, was developed to actively respond to the demand for non–face-to-face services in the post–COVID-19 era.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this interactive environment, users can directly control and interact with the subplatform’s interface, virtual objects, and spatial elements and be more immersed with the subplatform. Users can also look in any direction while playing the educational VR content and have immersive experiences in this subplatform [ 11 , 12 ]. As the previous studies show that immersion and interaction are associated with the intention to continuously use the VR services, it is anticipated that such improved immersion may positively affect the intention for continuous use of the subplatform [ 13 , 14 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Factors Associated With Continuous Use of a Cancer Education Metaverse Platform: Mixed Methods Study

Kim,

Jung,

Sohn

et al. 2024

J Med Internet Res

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background Early detection of cancer and provision of appropriate treatment can increase the cancer cure rate and reduce cancer-related deaths. Early detection requires improving the cancer screening quality of each medical institution and enhancing the capabilities of health professionals through tailored education in each field. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, regional disparities in educational infrastructure emerged, and educational accessibility was restricted. The demand for remote cancer education services to address these issues has increased, and in this study, we considered medical metaverses as a potential means of meeting these needs. In 2022, we used Metaverse Educational Center, developed for the virtual training of health professionals, to train radiologic technologists remotely in mammography positioning. Objective This study aims to investigate the user experience of the Metaverse Educational Center subplatform and the factors associated with the intention for continuous use by focusing on cases of using the subplatform in a remote mammography positioning training project. Methods We conducted a multicenter, cross-sectional survey between July and December 2022. We performed a descriptive analysis to examine the Metaverse Educational Center user experience and a logistic regression analysis to clarify factors closely related to the intention to use the subplatform continuously. In addition, a supplementary open-ended question was used to obtain feedback from users to improve Metaverse Educational Center. Results Responses from 192 Korean participants (male participants: n=16, 8.3%; female participants: n=176, 91.7%) were analyzed. Most participants were satisfied with Metaverse Educational Center (178/192, 92.7%) and wanted to continue using the subplatform in the future (157/192, 81.8%). Less than half of the participants (85/192, 44.3%) had no difficulty in wearing the device. Logistic regression analysis results showed that intention for continuous use was associated with satisfaction (adjusted odds ratio 3.542, 95% CI 1.037-12.097; P=.04), immersion (adjusted odds ratio 2.803, 95% CI 1.201-6.539; P=.02), and no difficulty in wearing the device (adjusted odds ratio 2.020, 95% CI 1.004-4.062; P=.049). However, intention for continuous use was not associated with interest (adjusted odds ratio 0.736, 95% CI 0.303-1.789; P=.50) or perceived ease of use (adjusted odds ratio 1.284, 95% CI 0.614-2.685; P=.51). According to the qualitative feedback, Metaverse Educational Center was useful in cancer education, but the experience of wearing the device and the types and qualities of the content still need to be improved. Conclusions Our results demonstrate the positive user experience of Metaverse Educational Center by focusing on cases of using the subplatform in a remote mammography positioning training project. Our results also suggest that improving users’ satisfaction and immersion and ensuring the lack of difficulty in wearing the device may enhance their intention for continuous use of the subplatform.

show abstract

Enhancing Cancer Care Services with the Multidomain Metaverse Cancer Care Digital Platform

Cited by 2 publications

References 10 publications

Factors Associated With Continuous Use of a Cancer Education Metaverse Platform: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint)

Factors Associated With Continuous Use of a Cancer Education Metaverse Platform: Mixed Methods Study (Preprint)

Factors Associated With Continuous Use of a Cancer Education Metaverse Platform: Mixed Methods Study

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About