Julie Christiansen, Mathias Lasgaard, Susanne S Pedersen, Marie Hauge Pedersen, Karina Friis
Social Disconnectedness in Individuals with Cardiovascular Disease: Associations with Health Literacy and Treatment Burden
International journal of behavioral medicine
clinicianpatient communication integral component providing quality medical care however research clinicianpatient communication shown overall patient discontent provider communication skills virtual reality vr readily used proceduralbased learning medical education potential teaching patientfacing communication skills remains unexplored scoping review aims evaluate effectiveness feasibility vr applications used patientfacing communication skills development medical education primary objective synthesize evaluate effectiveness available vr tools applications used patientfacing communication skills development medical education secondary objectives 1 assess feasibility adapting vr applications develop patientfacing communication skills medical education 2 provide overview challenges associated adapting vr applications develop patientfacing communication skills medical education total 4 electronic databases eric embase pubmed medline searched primary peerreviewed articles published april 11 2023 articles evaluating implementation non semi fully immersive vr training patient caregiverfacing communication skills training provided graduate medical allied health care professions students included studies assessed augmented reality mixed reality artificial intelligence vr noncommunicationbased training excluded study selection include title abstract fulltext screening 4 authors data eligible studies extracted entered database presented tabular format findings reported according prisma preferred reporting items systematic reviews metaanalyses guidelines scoping reviews april 11 2023 search strategy confirmed search completed currently title abstract screening stage complete articles undergo fulltext screening according eligibility criteria described methods findings review inform development graduatelevel clinical skills research course within institute medical science graduate department university toronto also expected findings interest health carespecific faculties inside beyond institution scoping review summarize limited field literature vr use medical communications training identify areas future inquiry derr110219653901