Identifying oncology caregivers' pretreatment educational and emotional needs to inform future virtual reality educational interventions
Birkhoff, Susan
Identifying oncology caregivers' pretreatment educational and emotional needs to inform future virtual reality educational interventions Susan Birkhoff, Heidi Donovan, Young Ji Lee - Vol.54 (7) pages 51-56 Illustrations: 27 cm
Purpose: To identify oncology caregivers' unmet educational needs for the
development of a virtual reality experience.
Methods: A qualitative descriptive methodology was used; data were collected via online surveys.
Results: Eighteen participants said their educational experiences were overwhelming and emotionally exhausting. They suggested a need to deliver educational information through different modalities and provide more clinician-based resources and support.
Conclusion: This study identified opportunities to complement traditional pretreatment education tailored to the caregivers' needs and experiences, such as specific procedural information and emotional management while being a caregiver. Creating virtual reality experiences exclusively for oncology caregivers is a novel nurse-led approach that is currently not in existence.
0360-4039
education, nursing, oncology, virtual reality
Identifying oncology caregivers' pretreatment educational and emotional needs to inform future virtual reality educational interventions Susan Birkhoff, Heidi Donovan, Young Ji Lee - Vol.54 (7) pages 51-56 Illustrations: 27 cm
Purpose: To identify oncology caregivers' unmet educational needs for the
development of a virtual reality experience.
Methods: A qualitative descriptive methodology was used; data were collected via online surveys.
Results: Eighteen participants said their educational experiences were overwhelming and emotionally exhausting. They suggested a need to deliver educational information through different modalities and provide more clinician-based resources and support.
Conclusion: This study identified opportunities to complement traditional pretreatment education tailored to the caregivers' needs and experiences, such as specific procedural information and emotional management while being a caregiver. Creating virtual reality experiences exclusively for oncology caregivers is a novel nurse-led approach that is currently not in existence.
0360-4039
education, nursing, oncology, virtual reality