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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Virtual Reality Technology
  • Infection Control

Background:

  • Proper personal protection equipment (PPE) donning, doffing, and hand hygiene are crucial for preventing nosocomial infections in healthcare settings.
  • Traditional training methods like on-site sessions face challenges due to infectious risks and PPE shortages, while video-based training lacks environmental immersion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a virtual reality (VR) simulation for training the correct sequence of PPE donning and doffing, including hand hygiene, within a realistic hospital spatial context.
  • The VR training aims to be generic and customizable for various PPE sequences.

Main Methods:

  • An immersive VR PPE training tool was created by computer scientists and medical experts.
  • A pilot randomized controlled trial (N=32) compared VR training to video-based learning, assessing spatial-aware event order memorization, usability, and task workload via questionnaires.
  • Participant trajectories in VR were recorded for behavioral analysis.

Main Results:

  • Sequence memorization scores were comparable between VR (79.38%) and video (74.38%) groups (P=.37).
  • The VR group demonstrated significantly higher usability (System Usability Scale mean 74.78) compared to the video group (mean 57.73; P=.009).
  • Participant feedback favored the VR method, despite comparable task workload scores.

Conclusions:

  • The developed immersive VR PPE training method is as effective as video-based training in terms of knowledge retention and offers superior usability.
  • The realistic simulation and flexible configuration of VR training present a valuable alternative to traditional video instructions for healthcare professionals.