Performance and Perceptions of Health Care Professionals Using an Immersive Virtual Reality Tool for Home Care Training: Observational Feasibility and Acceptability Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Informal caregivers play a crucial role in home care and many lack formal training, potentially compromising patient safety. Immersive virtual reality (VR) offers an innovative approach to training by simulating real-life caregiving scenarios in a risk-free environment. Prior to implementation, the environments and the technique's feasibility and acceptability must be assessed by the professionals who will use it to train caregivers, establishing a performance benchmark based on experienced health care professionals.

Objective

This study aims to test feasibility and develop exploratory benchmarks and acceptability of immersive VR training for home caregiving tasks, using experienced professionals to establish a reference standard for execution quality.

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SUBMITTER: Mira J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12679075 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature