scholarly journals An Integrated Review: Virtual Reality Simulation for Disaster Preparedness Training in Hospitals (Preprint)

10.2196/30600 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Younhyun Jung
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Virtual Reality Simulation

scholarly journals Effect of virtual reality simulation training on the response capability of public health emergency reserve nurses in China: a quasiexperimental study

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. e048611
Author(s):  
Dandan Zhang ◽  
Hongwu Liao ◽  
Yitong Jia ◽  
Wenren Yang ◽  
Pingping He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Simulation Training ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Virtual Reality Simulation ◽  
Response Capacity

ObjectiveTo develop a virtual reality simulation training programme, and further verify the effect of the programme on improving the response capacity of emergency reserve nurses confronting public health emergencies.DesignA prospective quasiexperimental design with a control group.ParticipantsA total of 120 nurses were recruited and randomly divided into the control group and the intervention group.InterventionParticipants underwent a 3-month training. The control group received the conventional training of emergency response (eg, theoretical lectures, technical skills and psychological training), while the intervention group underwent the virtual reality simulation training in combination with skills training. The COVID-19 cases were incorporated into the intervention group training, and the psychological training was identical to both groups. At the end of the training, each group conducted emergency drills twice. Before and after the intervention, the two groups were assessed for the knowledge and technical skills regarding responses to fulminate respiratory infectious diseases, as well as the capacity of emergency care. Furthermore, their pandemic preparedness was assessed with a disaster preparedness questionnaire.ResultsAfter the intervention, the scores of the relevant knowledge, the capacity of emergency care and disaster preparedness in the intervention group significantly increased (p<0.01). The score of technical skills in the control group increased more significantly than that of the intervention group (p<0.01). No significant difference was identified in the scores of postdisaster management in two groups (p>0.05).ConclusionThe virtual reality simulation training in combination with technical skills training can improve the response capacity of emergency reserve nurses as compared with the conventional training. The findings of the study provide some evidence for the emergency training of reserve nurses in better response to public health emergencies and suggest this methodology is worthy of further research and popularisation.

An Integrated Review: Virtual Reality Simulation for Disaster Preparedness Training in Hospitals (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Younhyun Jung
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Virtual Reality Simulation ◽  
Clinical Implementation ◽  
Clinical Practices ◽  
And Training

BACKGROUND A critical component of disaster preparedness in hospital is experiential education and training of healthcare professionals. Live drill is a well-established training approach, but cost restraints and logistic constraints make clinical implementation challenging, and training opportunities with live drills may be severely limited. Virtual reality simulation (VRS) technology may offer a viable alternative with its inherent features of reproducibility, just-in-time training, and repeatability. OBJECTIVE This integrated review examines the scientific evidence pertaining to the effectiveness of VRS and its usefulness in training healthcare professionals for in-hospital disaster preparedness. METHODS A well-known five-stage methodology was used for the review process. The review process consisted of identification of the problem and purposes, a defined literature search strategy and inclusion criteria determination, evaluation and analysis of collected studies, and presentation of findings. A search of diverse publication repositories was performed. They included Web of Science (WOS), PubMed (PMD), and Embase (EMB). RESULTS The review resulted in twelve studies included. Principle findings identified three major themes including: capabilities of VRS (i) to virtually replicate hospital environment and clinical practices; (ii) to improve learning effects; and (iii) enable cost-effective implementation. CONCLUSIONS The findings from the review suggested VRS could be a competitive, cost-effective adjunct to existing training approaches. As VR continues to evolve in all technological aspects, it is anticipated that studies using VRS can become more vitalized in clinical domain while addressing currently unsolved issues.

Neurosurgical virtual reality simulation metrics to assess psychomotor skills during brain tumor resection

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 603-618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamed Azarnoush ◽  
Gmaan Alzhrani ◽  
Alexander Winkler-Schwartz ◽  
Fahad Alotaibi ◽  
Nicholas Gelinas-Phaneuf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Brain Tumor ◽  
Tumor Resection ◽  
Psychomotor Skills ◽  
Virtual Reality Simulation ◽  
Brain Tumor Resection

The “STARS-CASCADE” Study: Virtual Reality Simulation as a New Training Approach in Vascular Neurosurgery

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Perin Alessandro ◽  
Gambatesa Enrico ◽  
Galbiati Tommaso Francesco ◽  
Fanizzi Claudia. ◽  
Carone Giovanni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Virtual Reality Simulation ◽  
Training Approach ◽  
Vascular Neurosurgery
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