Augmented reality-The way forward in patient education for intracranial aneurysms? A qualitative exploration of views, expectations and preferences of patients suffering from an unruptured intracranial aneurysm regarding augmented reality in patient education.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: The goal of this project is to explore the views, expectations and preferences of patients with an unruptured intracranial aneurysm regarding the use of AR in patient education. Methods: To gain an in-depth understanding of the patients' perspective, a face-to-face interview study was conducted using an interview protocol with a predefined topic list. All interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim afterwards. Transcripts were analyzed using thematic content analyses. Coding was performed using Atlas.ti software. Results: Seventeen interviews were conducted. The views, expectations and preferences of patients regarding patient education with AR could be subdivided into 15 categories, which could be grouped into 4 general themes: 1) experiences w

SUBMITTER: Urlings J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10436540 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature