Virtual reality in presurgical patient education: A scoping review and recommended trial design guidelines

Humans respond cognitively and emotionally to the built environment. The modern possibility of recording the neural activity of subjects during exposure to environmental situations, using neuroscientific techniques and virtual reality, provides a promising framework for future design and studies of the built environment. The discipline derived is termed “neuroarchitecture”. Given neuroarchitecture’s transdisciplinary nature, it progresses needs to be reviewed in a contextualised way, together with its precursor approaches. The present article presents a scoping review, which maps out the broad areas on which the new discipline is based. The limitations, controversies, benefits, impact on the professional sectors involved, and potential of neuroarchitecture and its precursors’ approaches are critically addressed.

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The integration of immersive virtual reality simulation in interprofessional education: A scoping review

Nurse Education Today ◽

10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104773 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 98 ◽

pp. 104773

Author(s):

Jia Qiao ◽

Jing Xu ◽

Lu Li ◽

Yan-Qiong Ouyang

Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Interprofessional Education ◽

Immersive Virtual Reality ◽

Virtual Reality Simulation

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Freely Available Virtual Reality Experiences as Tools to Support Mental Health Therapy: a Systematic Scoping Review and Consensus Based Interdisciplinary Analysis

Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science ◽

10.1007/s41347-021-00214-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Paul Best ◽

Matilde Meireles ◽

Franziska Schroeder ◽

Lorna Montgomery ◽

Alan Maddock ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Virtual Reality ◽

Stress Reduction ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Therapeutic Potential ◽

Behavioural Therapy ◽

Therapeutic Interventions ◽

Health Practitioner ◽

Case Formulation ◽

Therapeutic Value

AbstractThe primary purpose of this article is to review the potential therapeutic value of freely available VR content as an addition to the practitioners ‘toolkit’. Research has shown that virtual reality (VR) may be useful to extend existing guided imagery-based practices found in traditional mental health therapy. However, the use of VR technology within routine mental health practice remains low, despite recent reductions in equipment costs. A systematic scoping review and interdisciplinary analysis of freely available VR experiences was performed across two popular online databases (SteamVR and Oculus.com). A total of 1785 experiences were retrieved and screened for relevance with 46 meeting the inclusion criteria. VR content was then reviewed for potential therapeutic value by an interdisciplinary panel with experience across a number of therapeutic interventions including cognitive behavioural therapy, Rogerian counselling, mindfulness-based therapies. and family therapy. Eleven (22%) of the 50 freely available VR experiences were reported to have therapeutic potential as tools to support routine mental health therapy. These included support with the following mental health issues—low mood, social anxiety, stress reduction and fear of heights. Guidance of a qualified mental health practitioner was recommended in all cases to maximise the benefit of the VR experiences retrieved. While the quality is variable, freely available VR experiences may contain valuable content that could support mental health therapy. This includes as a homework activity or as an initial setting for case formulation and behavioural experiments.

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Towards design guidelines for virtual reality training for the chemical industry

Education for Chemical Engineers ◽

10.1016/j.ece.2021.01.014 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 36 ◽

pp. 12-23

Author(s):

Sofia Garcia Fracaro ◽

Philippe Chan ◽

Timothy Gallagher ◽

Yusra Tehreem ◽

Ryo Toyoda ◽

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Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Chemical Industry ◽

Design Guidelines ◽

Virtual Reality Training

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The Application of Preference Elicitation Methods in Clinical Trial Design to Quantify Trade-Offs: A Scoping Review

The Patient: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research ◽

10.1007/s40271-021-00560-w ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Megan Thomas ◽

Deborah A. Marshall ◽

Daksh Choudhary ◽

Susan J. Bartlett ◽

Adalberto Loyola Sanchez ◽

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Keyword(s):

Clinical Trial ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Trial Design ◽

Clinical Trial Design ◽

Preference Elicitation ◽

Elicitation Methods ◽

Trade Offs

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Virtual Reality in Medical Students’ Education: A Scoping Review (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.34860 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Haowen Jiang ◽

Sunitha Vimalesvaran ◽

Jeremy King Wang ◽

Kee Boon Lim ◽

Sreenivasulu Reddy Mogali ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medical Education ◽

Virtual Reality ◽

Virtual Worlds ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Data Extraction ◽

3D Models ◽

Bibliographic Databases ◽

Future Research ◽

Psychomotor Skills ◽

Group Setting

BACKGROUND Virtual reality (VR) is a digital education modality that produces a virtual manifestation of the real world and it has been increasingly used in medical education. As VR encompasses different modalities, tools and applications, there is a need to explore how VR has been employed in medical education. OBJECTIVE The objective of this scoping review is to map existing research on the use of VR in undergraduate medical education and to identify areas of future research METHODS We performed a search of 4 bibliographic databases in December 2020, with data extracted using a standardized data extraction form. The data was narratively synthesized and reported in line with the PRISMA-ScR guidelines. RESULTS Of 114 included studies, 69 studies (61%) reported the use of commercially available surgical VR simulators. Other VR modalities included 3D models (15 [14%]) and virtual worlds (20 [18%]), mainly used for anatomy education. Most of the VR modalities included were semi-immersive (68 [60%]) and of high interactivity (79 [70%]). There is limited evidence on the use of more novel VR modalities such as mobile VR and virtual dissection tables (8 [7%]), as well as the use of VR for training of non-surgical and non-psychomotor skills (20 [18%]) or in group setting (16 [14%]). Only 3 studies reported the use conceptual frameworks or theories in the design of VR. CONCLUSIONS Despite extensive research available on VR in medical education, there continues to be important gaps in the evidence. Future studies should explore the use of VR for the development of non-psychomotor skills and in areas other than surgery and anatomy.

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Virtual Reality Training Applications in Industry - Towards a User-friendly Application Design

10.30844/wgab_2021_4 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 59-80

Author(s):

Benjamin Knoke ◽

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Moritz Quandt ◽

Michael Freitag ◽

Klaus-Dieter Thoben

Keyword(s):

Virtual Reality ◽

Technology Acceptance ◽

User Interfaces ◽

Interface Design ◽

Design Guidelines ◽

Electrical Safety ◽

Industrial Training ◽

Current State ◽

Vr Training ◽

User Friendly

The purpose of this research is to aggregate and discuss the validity of challenges and design guidelines regarding industrial Virtual Reality (VR) training applications. Although VR has seen significant advancements in the last 20 years, the technology still faces multiple research challenges. The challenges towards industrial VR applications are imposed by a limited technological maturity and the need to achieve industrial stakeholders' technology acceptance. Technology acceptance is closely connected with the consideration of individual user requirements for user interfaces in virtual environments. This paper analyses the current state-of-the-art in industrial VR applications and provides a structured overview of the existing challenges and applicable guidelines for user interface design, such as ISO 9241-110. The validity of the identified challenges and guidelines is discussed against an industrial training scenario on electrical safety during maintenance tasks.

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