All included VR training interventions used non-immersive desktop systems; no immersive VR studies met the review's inclusion criteria¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? All eight included studies, published from 2009 to 2021, utilized non-immersive VR desktop system interventions featuring various forms of virtual patient designs. → Sten CW 2024

Evidence¶

Sten CW 2024¶

Steen CW, Söderström K, Stensrud B, Nylund IB, Siqveland J. (2024). The effectiveness of virtual reality training on knowledge, skills and attitudes of health care professionals and students in assessing and treating mental health disorders: a systematic review. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-05423-0

q2 · i? · review · r3

Descriptive finding from the review's synthesis of the eight included studies' intervention characteristics. The review reports that "All studies... utilized non-immersive VR desktop system interventions", which it calls somewhat surprising given the growing literature on immersive VR in education.

"All studies, published from 2009 to 2021, utilized non-immersive VR desktop system interventions featuring various forms of VP designs."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Virtual patient simulations were delivered via immersive systems (nine studies) or desktop-based platforms (ten studies), all as single-session interventions — reports the opposite
• Immersion principle: people do not necessarily learn better in 3D immersive virtual reality than with a corresponding 2D desktop presentation (d = -0.10 across 9 tests) — related
• VR training interventions can promote knowledge and skills acquisition in health care professionals and students for assessing and treating mental health disorders, though the evidence base is uncertain — related