ArticleDigital health
Development and feasibility of a metaverse-based program for health care transition and quality of life in adolescents with spina bifida: A pilot study.
Article in Digital health. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Objective: Adolescents with spina bifida (SB) often face difficulties in developing self-management skills and forming social relationships, both essential for successful healthcare transition. The metaverse, offering psychological safety through avatar-based interactions, presents a promising approach to address these developmental challenges. This pilot study aimed to develop and evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a metaverse-based program designed to support healthcare transition and improve quality of life in adolescents with SB. Methods: Following intervention development and expert validation, eight Korean adolescents with SB (aged 13-15 years) were recruited from a tertiary care center. Feasibility and acceptability were evaluated through pre- and post-intervention assessments and interviews. Results: All participants completed a four-week program, with a 100% retention rate and high satisfaction scores for both the program and metaverse platform. While quantitative changes were not statistically significant, qualitative findings indicated positive experiences, including increased self-management awareness, emotional support through mentorship, and greater engagement facilitated via avatar-based interactions. Conclusions: The metaverse-based program effectively met the informational and psychosocial needs of adolescents with SB through peer support and avatar-based anonymity. These findings support the potential of metaverse platforms for enhancing healthcare transition in adolescents with SB.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.