Relationship between demographic and social variables and performance in virtual reality among healthcare personnel: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Virtual reality is emerging as an important component of medical education. Although the benefits of virtual reality are apparent, the optimal strategy to orient to or differentiate learners in the virtual space have not been delineated. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between demographic variables, social variables, and self-perceived comfort with technology to performance on a standardized non-medical virtual reality experience.

Methods

This observational study was performed at the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare in 2022. This conference includes medical and non-medical attendees. Participants provided demographic information and participated in a scored non-medical VR experience due to the heterogeneity of the sa

SUBMITTER: Katz D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10981290 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature