Barriers and Facilitators to the Implementation of Virtual Reality as a Pain Management Modality in Academic, Community, and Safety-Net Settings: Qualitative Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prior studies have shown that virtual reality (VR) is an efficacious treatment modality for opioid-sparing pain management. However, the majority of these studies were conducted among primarily White, relatively advantaged populations and in well-resourced settings.

Objective

We conducted a qualitative, theory-informed implementation science study to assess the readiness for VR in safety-net settings.

Methods

Using the theoretical lens of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) framework, we conducted semistructured interviews with current VR users and nonusers based in safety-net health systems (n=15). We investigated barriers and facilitators to a commercially available, previously validated VR technology platform AppliedVR (Los Ange

SUBMITTER: Sarkar U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8495579 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature