Virtual reality as a patient education tool in healthcare: A scoping review

Kruk, Shannen van der; Zielinski, Rob; MacDougall, Hamish G.; Hughes‐Barton, Donna; Gunn, Kate

doi:10.1016/j.pec.2022.02.005

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“…VR glasses allow the creation of a real-life experience also for patients with reduced mobility, and previous studies showed good applicability also in elderly patients. 13 This is in line with findings from our current study, where older patients (≥65 years) in the VR group reported higher patient satisfaction scores and felt less worried about the ablation procedure than those in the control group. Nevertheless, combined information and anxiety scores in the APAIS were comparable between the VR and the control group.…”

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confidence: 92%

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360° Virtual reality to improve patient education and reduce anxiety towards atrial fibrillation ablation

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Aims Evaluation of (i) the effects of a virtual reality (VR) preprocedural patient education video on information provision, procedure-related knowledge, satisfaction, and the level of worries in patients planned for atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation and (ii) the feasibility of a disposable cardboard VR viewer for home use in this setting. Methods and results In this prospective observational cohort study, patients were alternatively assigned in a 1:1 ratio to the control or VR group. Controls received standard preprocedural information. VR group received standard information and a VR video (via in-hospital VR headset and disposable cardboard). The Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) together with additional questions concerning procedural experience and satisfaction was completed pre- and post-ablation. Of 134 patients [38.1% female, aged 66 (58–72) years] included, 49.2% were assigned to the control and 50.7% to the VR group. The number of patients that worried about the ablation procedure was lower in VR than in control patients (19.1% vs. 40.9%, P = 0.006). More VR females than males had worries about the procedure (34.8% vs. 11.1%, P = 0.026). The number of VR patients that were satisfied with the preprocedural information provision was higher post-ablation than pre-ablation (83.3% vs. 60.4%, P = 0.007). In total, 59.4% reported that the disposable cardboard was easy to use and led to a discussion with relatives in 68.8%. Conclusion In patients scheduled for AF ablation, a VR preprocedural educational video led to better information provision and procedure-related knowledge, higher satisfaction, and less worries regarding the procedure. The disposable cardboard was feasible for home use.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

“…VR has the potential to be a positive intervention with regards to patient knowledge, satisfaction, and anxiety. 13 VR lets patients virtually experience the hospital environment and offers the possibility to review and discuss this with family or relatives at home repeatedly, as also shown in the present study.…”

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360° Virtual reality to improve patient education and reduce anxiety towards atrial fibrillation ablation

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“…Based on this assumption, a consistent number of studies were conducted in cancer patients who were equipped with VR glasses or headsets and educated through the use of 3D 360° VR anatomical models, showing improved patient's knowledge about their illness and satisfaction with treatment. 20 Similarly, a multidisciplinary team discussion in a virtual environment was hypothesized, involving experts (urologist, radiologist, oncologist, pathologist) remotely sharing information and interacting, by their avatars, with 3D models of patient's anatomy or navigating digitized pathological images resulting in better and deeply shared treatment decisions. 21…”

Section: Virtual Realitymentioning

confidence: 99%

What can the metaverse do for urology?

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Everyone talks about the metaverse but few know what it really is. Augmented reality, virtual reality, internet of things (IoT), 5G, blockchain: these are just some of the technologies underlying the structure of the metaverse, a sort of parallel dimension in which the physical and virtual worlds merge together enabling users to interact by emerging technologies in order to enhance their actions and decisions. The healthcare scientific community is already looking at the metaverse as a new research frontier, a tool to improve medical knowledge and patient care. We reviewed the metaverse applications and services, looking for those that could best be developed in the urological field. Urology, due to its technological nature, is a privileged laboratory for experimenting and exploiting the applications of the metaverse both inside and outside the operating room. The revolution of the metaverse is already happening, which is why it is necessary that urologists face it as protagonists in order to lead it in the right direction.

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“…2 Informing the patient about the imaging procedure can also improve knowledge, the sense of security, empowerment and selfefficacy, and spatial or environmental orientation to decrease some potential adverse effects. 1,91,92 It is notable that awareness about the importance of patient-centred counselling has increased, 93 with patient-centred care and evidence-based practices for improving the quality in clinical practice recently identified as research priorities for radiography science. 94 A total of five previous studies have analysed CCTA-related anxiety (Table 2).…”

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confidence: 99%