Feasibility and Acceptability of a Virtual Reality Curriculum to Support Firearm Safety Counseling Skills Among Pediatric Residents.

ABSTRACT: Background Firearm-related injury is the leading cause of death among US children and adolescents. Residents across specialties report low preparedness to provide firearm safety counseling. Virtual reality (VR) may offer a modality to support residents' skills through deliberate practice in a simulated setting. Objective To describe a novel screen-based VR curriculum on firearm safety counseling and report feasibility and acceptability outcomes, including residents' perceptions. Methods Fifteen senior pediatric residents were recruited from 2 large children's hospitals. The curriculum included 4 simulated scenarios in VR during which residents verbally counseled graphical caregivers who responded in real time, driven by a human facilitator. The curriculum focused on in

SUBMITTER: Real FJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11641887 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature