Extended Reality in Patient Care and Pharmacy Practice: A Viewpoint

Abstract

The evolution of technology has given practitioners and educators more tools to better treat, manage, and educate both patients and future pharmacists. The objective of this viewpoint publication is to describe the current use of extended reality (XR) in pharmacy and propose ways in which pharmacy practice and education may benefit from incorporation of this technology. While these tools have been used for decades by many other professions, pharmacy is starting to adopt XR in professional and educational practice. XR (virtual reality, mixed reality, and augmented reality) is being used in various aspects of pharmacy care and education, such as pain management, diabetes self-care, cross-checking of prescriptions, treatments for addiction, and (in limited ways) patient and pharmacy education. There is great potential for further integration of XR into pharmacy practice and pharmacy education to ultimately improve patient care and education as well as pharmacy education.

Kajian Deskriptif Ruang Virtual Pada Bidang Kesehatan Dan Medis

“…Gabungan dari virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), dan mixed reality (MR), akan membentuk yang disebut dengan "extended reality (XR)," dikenal sebagai teknologi terbaru. (Takemoto et al, 2019) Extended Reality atau Cross Reality (XR) adalah istilah umum yang mencakup serangkaian teknologi imersif; elektronik, lingkungan digital di mana data diwakili dan diproyeksikan. XR termasuk Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) dan Mixed Reality (MR).…”

“…Gambar 4. XR adalah Gabungan dari VR, AR, dan MR https://new.apu.edu.my/extended-reality-xr-the-next-bigthing XR banyak digunakan dalam berbagai aspek perawatan dan pendidikan farmasi, seperti manajemen nyeri, perawatan diri diabetes, pemeriksaan silang resep, perawatan untuk kecanduan, dan (dalam cara yang terbatas) pendidikan pasien dan farmasi (Takemoto et al, 2019)…”