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Virtual Reality Education for Hospitalized Pediatric Patients Improves Intrinsic Motivation: A Prospective,

Faith Collins1, Emily Moya2, Marcos S Rojas-Pino1

  • 1Stanford Chariot Program, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, CA, USA.

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Bedside virtual reality (VR) lessons significantly boosted hospitalized children's intrinsic motivation and educational engagement compared to standard care. This innovative approach enhances learning for patients unable to attend school due to illness.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Education
  • Medical Technology
  • Psychology of Learning

Background:

  • Hospitalized children face significant educational disruption and decreased motivation during prolonged stays.
  • In-hospital schools are often inaccessible to severely ill or isolated patients.
  • Alternative educational methods are needed to support learning and motivation in pediatric inpatients.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of bedside virtual reality (VR) educational sessions on intrinsic motivation in hospitalized children.
  • To assess secondary outcomes including educational self-efficacy, well-being, self-esteem, and parental satisfaction.
  • To determine the feasibility and acceptability of VR as an adjunct to standard inpatient education.

Main Methods:

  • A pragmatic, randomized crossover trial involving hospitalized children aged 5-25 years unable to attend the hospital school.
Keywords:
family-centered carehospital-based educationintrinsic motivationpediatric inpatientsvirtual reality

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  • Participants experienced both VR-based educational sessions and standard of care (SOC) on consecutive days.
  • Primary outcome: intrinsic motivation; Secondary outcomes: educational self-efficacy, well-being, self-esteem, parental experience.

    • Main Results:

    • Intrinsic motivation scores were significantly higher in the VR condition compared to SOC (P = .0048).
    • Parental satisfaction was also significantly greater with the VR intervention (P = .0008).
    • 100 out of 156 enrolled patients were analyzed (mean age 11.5 years; 43.9% female).

    Conclusions:

    • Bedside VR education is a feasible, acceptable, and scalable method to support inpatient learning.
    • VR interventions can effectively enhance intrinsic motivation and well-being in hospitalized children.
    • This approach improves caregiver satisfaction and offers a valuable adjunct to traditional educational support.