Immersive Virtual Reality for the Reduction of State Anxiety in Clinical Interview Exams: Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Immersive virtual reality (VR) with head-mounted display was used to determine if clinical interview simulation could reduce the anxiety levels of first-year occupational therapy (OT) students as they prepared for upcoming Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs). Anxiety among health science students is a potential problem that may diminish their performance during OSCEs. This investigation aimed to fill the gap in the literature regarding the effectiveness of VR to reduce anxiety in OT students.

Objective

This investigation aimed to uncover the effectiveness of immersive VR in reducing state anxiety in OT students who were preparing for OSCEs.

Methods

A prospective, experimental, nonrandomized controlled trial compared levels of state anxiety, t

SUBMITTER: Concannon BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7381040 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature