Using virtual worlds as a platform for collaborative meetings in healthcare: a feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare teams often consist of geographically dispersed members. Virtual worlds can support immersive, high-quality, multimedia interaction between remote individuals; this study investigated use of virtual worlds to support remote healthcare quality improvement team meetings.

Methods

Twenty individuals (12 female, aged 25-67 [M = 42.3, SD = 11.8]) from 6 healthcare quality improvement teams conducted collaborative tasks in virtual world or face-to-face settings. Quality of collaborative task performances were measured and questionnaires and interviews were used to record participants' experiences of conducting the tasks and using the virtual world software.

Results

Quality of collaborative task outcomes was high in both face-to-face and virtual world se

SUBMITTER: Taylor MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7236942 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature