Usability and acceptability of virtual reality for chronic pain management among diverse patients in a safety-net setting: a qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to understand the usability and acceptability of virtual reality (VR) among a racially and ethnically diverse group of patients who experience chronic pain.

Materials and methods

Using the Technology Acceptance Model theory, we conducted semistructured interviews and direct observation of VR use with English-speaking patients who experience chronic pain treated in a public healthcare system (n = 15), using a commercially available VR technology platform. Interviews included questions about current pain management strategies, technology use, experiences and opinions with VR, and motivators for future use.

Results

Before the study, none of the 15 participants had heard about or used VR for pain management. Common motivators for

SUBMITTER: Dy M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10336187 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature