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ArticleJournal of patient experience2024

Experiencing COVID-19 Through the Patient Lens to Promote Empathy: Pilot Testing a Virtual Reality Learning Opportunity.

Heather Thomson, Lisa Di Prospero, Sarah Xiao, Laurie Legere, Tamara Harth, Laura Rashleigh, Maria Parzanese, Lorraine Graves, Kyle Wilcocks, Fahad Alam

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Article in Journal of patient experience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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10 authors.

Heather ThomsonLawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1403-4629
Lisa Di ProsperoPractice-Based Research and Innovation, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7192-8581
Sarah XiaoLawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Laurie LegerePractice-Based Research and Innovation, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Tamara HarthPractice-Based Research and Innovation, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Laura RashleighPractice-Based Research and Innovation, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Maria ParzanesePractice-Based Research and Innovation, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Lorraine GravesRichmond, British Columbia, Canada.
Kyle WilcocksDepartment of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Fahad AlamDepartment of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding the patient's experience with COVID-19 was essential to providing high-quality, person-centered care during the pandemic. Having empathy or being able to understand and respond to the patient's experience may lead to improved outcomes for both patients and clinicians. There is mixed evidence about how best to teach empathy, particularly related to promoting empathy during COVID-19. Literature suggests that virtual reality may be effective in empathy-related education. In collaboration with four patient partners with lived experience, a 360° VR video was developed reflecting their stories and interactions with the healthcare system. The aim of this study was to pilot test the video with interprofessional healthcare providers (HPs) to explore acceptability and utility, while also seeking input on opportunities for improvement. Eleven HPs reviewed the video and participated in one of three focus groups. Focus group data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Data suggest that video content is acceptable and useful in promoting a better understanding of the patient's experience. Building on these encouraging findings, additional iterations of videos to promote empathy will be developed and tested.

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COVD-19educationempathyvirtual reality

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PMID38665326
PMCPMC11044778

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