Innovation During a Pandemic: Developing a Guideline for Infection Prevention and Control to Support Education Through Virtual Reality

Moore, Nathan; Dempsey, Kathy; Hockey, Peter; Jain, Susan; Poronnik, Philip; Shaban, Ramon Z.; Ahmadpour, Naseem

doi:10.3389/fdgth.2021.628452

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“…[8] Infection control concerns related to repeated clinical use of equipment seem to be readily dealt with as in our study. [31] Implementation problems need to consider the cost which maybe a barrier in low income countries or poorly resourced health systems. [17] As such a tangible bene t of such therapy with limited patient adverse effects is needed.…”

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Virtual Reality Experience in Bone Marrow Transplant Treatment - Technical Evaluation (ViREB-TE)

Boots,

Curley,

Scott

et al. 2023

Preprint

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Purpose: Virtual reality (VR) is increasingly being used in health care, however, its use as part of therapy during prolonged inpatient treatments is less well established. This study assessed the experience of haemato-oncology inpatients, their carers or relatives and staff of a 20-minute VR expedition to assess acceptability, safety, and opportunities to improve inpatient experience. Methods: Through several familiarisation days, patients, supporters, and clinical staff took part in a supervised 20-minute trial of a 3-dimensional (3-D) VR escape using Google WanderTM using an Oculus Quest 2 VR HeadsetTM. Participants completed a validated survey of their VR experiences. Results: 31 patients, 10 staff members and 9 relatives or patient friends visited 55 unique countries with 19 participants (38%) wishing to visit home, family, or friends. All participants enjoyed the experience, felt energised and had a sense of well-being following the immersion. One participant felt fatigued by the experience. No one found the experience disagreeable with none recording difficulty in navigating within the device. No participant complained of nausea with two patients experiencing dizziness and one developing a headache. Nine participants (18%) complained of eyestrain while 12 participants (24%) complained of a sense of “head fullness”. None of the symptoms were perceived to need to shorten the immersion experience or lasted beyond the immersion. Conclusion: 3D-VR i “holiday from hospital” can be used in acute inpatients safely with little supervised training and broad acceptance of the technology potentially providing a distraction from clinical care routines.

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Virtual Reality Experience in Bone Marrow Transplant Treatment - Technical Evaluation (ViREB-TE)

Boots,

Curley,

Scott

et al. 2023

Preprint

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“…Based on this generated data set, manufacturer's instructions for use [8], health care infection prevention best practices, and previous literature or expert opinion [6], we propose an SOP for VR use and disinfection in the health care setting (Textbox 1). This is particularly important as the patient population served may be undergoing chemotherapy or other immunosuppressants that can increase the risk of infection.…”

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“…Recent data show the benefit expands to the pediatric population as well by reducing pain and anxiety during medical procedures through distraction [5]. VR can also be used to educate health care workers through training and simulation [6]. However, a lack of standardized cleaning and disinfection processes for VR devices has limited VR's use in health care settings, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic [6].…”

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“…VR can also be used to educate health care workers through training and simulation [6]. However, a lack of standardized cleaning and disinfection processes for VR devices has limited VR's use in health care settings, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic [6].…”

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“…A protocol to clean and disinfect VR devices used in health care settings has been proposed [6]; however, no studies have quantified the efficacy of hospital-grade disinfectants on different parts of the VR equipment. Additionally, little is known about how these machines are currently disinfected in health care settings.…”

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Disinfection of Virtual Reality Devices in Health Care Settings: In Vitro Assessment and Survey Study

Havill¹,

Flores²,

Hendrix³

et al. 2022

J Med Internet Res

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Background Virtual reality (VR) devices are increasingly used in health care settings. The use among patients has the potential to unintentionally transmit pathogens between patients and hospital staff. No standard operating procedure for disinfection exists to ensure safe use between patients. Objective This study aims to determine the efficacy of disinfectants on VR devices in order to ensure safe use in health care settings. Methods Three types of bacteria were inoculated onto porous and nonporous surfaces of 2 VR devices: the Meta Oculus Quest and Meta Oculus Quest 2. Disinfection was performed using either isopropyl alcohol or alcohol-free quaternary ammonium wipes. A quantitative culture was used to assess the adequacy of disinfection. A survey was separately sent out to VR device technicians at other pediatric health care institutes to compare the methods of disinfection and how they were established. Results Both products achieved adequate disinfection of the treated surfaces; however, a greater log-kill was achieved on nonporous surfaces than on the porous surfaces. Alcohol performed better than quaternary ammonium on porous surfaces. The survey respondents reported a wide variability in disinfection processes with only 1 person reporting an established standard operating procedure. Conclusions Disinfection can be achieved through the use of either isopropyl alcohol or quaternary ammonium products. Porous surfaces showed lesser log-kill rates than the nonporous surfaces, indicating that the use of an added barrier may be of benefit and should be a point of future research. Given the variability in the disinfection process across health care systems, a standard operating procedure is proposed.

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Effectiveness of sensing gloves–applied virtual reality education system on hand hygiene practice: A randomized controlled trial

Izumi,

Hagiya,

Otsuka

et al. 2024

American Journal of Infection Control

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Innovation During a Pandemic: Developing a Guideline for Infection Prevention and Control to Support Education Through Virtual Reality

Cited by 13 publications

References 12 publications

Virtual Reality Experience in Bone Marrow Transplant Treatment - Technical Evaluation (ViREB-TE)

Virtual Reality Experience in Bone Marrow Transplant Treatment - Technical Evaluation (ViREB-TE)

Disinfection of Virtual Reality Devices in Health Care Settings: In Vitro Assessment and Survey Study

Effectiveness of sensing gloves–applied virtual reality education system on hand hygiene practice: A randomized controlled trial

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