ArticleJMIR human factors2022
Usability Evaluation of the Preoperative ISBAR (Identification, Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation) Desktop Virtual Reality Application: Qualitative Observational Study.
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- The use of Introduction, Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation handover in the COVID-19 pandemic and non-COVID clinical settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in health services · 2025Pooled it
- Virtual reality and augmented reality in medical education: an umbrella review.Frontiers in digital health · 2024Pooled it
- The effect of using desktop VR to practice preoperative handovers with the ISBAR approach: a randomized controlled trial.BMC medical education · 2023Trial
- Shift-to-Shift Information Transfer: Phenomenological Study of Nurses' Experiences.JMIR nursing · 2025Article
- Participating experience of virtual reality teaching among nursing students: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Virtual Reality Simulation in Undergraduate Health Care Education Programs: Usability Study.JMIR medical education · 2024Article
- Interprofessional Team Training With Virtual Reality: Acceptance, Learning Outcome, and Feasibility Evaluation Study.JMIR serious games · 2024Article
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- Nursing Students' Perceptions of the Ease of Use and Usefulness of Immersive Virtual Reality Simulation: A Mixed-Methods Study.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundSystematic communication, such as the ISBAR (identification, situation, background, assessment, recommendation) approach, comprises a generic, transferable nontechnical skill. It can be used during the handover of patients set to undergo surgery and can be practiced in various ways, including virtual reality (VR). VR increasingly has been implemented and valued in nursing education as a positive contribution to teach students about pre- and postoperative nursing. A new nonimmersive 3D learning activity called the Preoperative ISBAR Desktop VR Application has been developed for undergraduate nursing students to learn preoperative handover using the ISBAR approach. However, the usability of this learning activity has not been studied.
objectiveThis study aimed to investigate how second-year undergraduate nursing students evaluated the usability of the Preoperative ISBAR Desktop VR Application.
methodsThis was a qualitative study with observation and interviews. The inclusion criteria were undergraduate second-year nursing students of varying ages, gender, and anticipated technological competence. The System Usability Scale (SUS) questionnaire was used to get a score on overall usability.
resultsA total of 9 second-year nursing students aged 22-29 years participated in the study. The average score on the SUS was 83 (range 0-100), which equals a "B" on the graded scale and is excellent for an adjective-grade rating. The students expressed increased motivation to learn while working in self-instructed desktop VR. Still, a few technical difficulties occurred, and some students reported that they experienced some problems comprehending the instructions provided in the application. Long written instructions and a lack of self-pacing built into the application were considered limitations.
conclusionsThe nursing students found the application to be usable overall, giving it an excellent usability score and noting that the application provided opportunities for active participation, which was motivational and facilitated their perceived learning outcomes. The next version of the application, to be used in a randomized controlled trial, will be upgraded to address technological and comprehension issues.
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