Effectiveness of sensing gloves–applied virtual reality education system on hand hygiene practice: A randomized controlled trial

IF 3.8 3区医学 Q2 INFECTIOUS DISEASES American journal of infection control Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2024.08.003

Mahiro Izumi , Hideharu Hagiya MD, PhD , Yuki Otsuka MD, PhD , Yoshiaki Soejima MD, PhD , Shinnosuke Fukushima MD, PhD , Mitsunobu Shibata , Satoshi Hirota , Toshihiro Koyama PhD , Fumio Otsuka MD, PhD , Akio Gofuku PhD

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Abstract

Background

We developed a virtual reality (VR) education system and evaluated its clinical utility for promoting hand hygiene practices.

Methods

This prospective, 2-week, randomized controlled study conducted at Okayama University Hospital, Japan, from November 2023 to January 2024, involved 22 participants (18 medical students and 4 residents). A fully immersive 360° VR system (VIVE Pro Eye) using a head-mounted display and sensing gloves was used to develop 3 health care tasks in a virtual patient room—Environmental Cleaning, Gauze Exchange, and Urine Collection. After monitoring all participants' baseline usage data of portable hand-rubbing alcohol in the first week, we randomly assigned them into 1:1 groups (VR training and video lecture groups). The primary outcome was differences in hand-rubbed alcohol use before and after intervention.

Results

Before the intervention, alcohol use did not significantly differ between both groups. After the intervention, a significant increase in alcohol use was observed in the VR training group (median: 8.2 g vs 16.2 g; P = .019) but not in the video lecture group.

Conclusions

Our immersive 360° VR education system enhanced hand hygiene practices. Infection prevention and control practitioners and digital technology experts must collaborate to advance the development of superior educational devices and content.

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感知手套应用虚拟现实教育系统对手部卫生实践的效果：随机对照试验

简介：我们开发了一套虚拟现实（VR）教育系统，并评估了其在促进手部卫生实践方面的临床实用性：我们开发了一套虚拟现实（VR）教育系统，并对其在促进手部卫生实践方面的临床实用性进行了评估：这项前瞻性、为期两周的随机对照研究于 2023 年 11 月至 2024 年 1 月在日本冈山大学医院进行，共有 22 名参与者（18 名医学生和 4 名住院医师）。该研究使用了一个完全沉浸式 360° VR 系统（VIVE Pro Eye），该系统使用了头戴式显示器和传感手套，在虚拟病房中开发了三项医疗保健任务--环境清洁、纱布交换和尿液收集。在第一周监测所有参与者使用便携式擦手酒精的基线数据后，我们将他们随机分配到 1:1 组（VR 培训组和视频讲座组）。主要结果是干预前后手擦酒精使用量的差异：结果：干预前，两组的酒精使用量没有明显差异。干预后，观察到 VR 培训组的酒精使用量明显增加（中位数：8.2 克 vs. 16.2 克；P=0.019），但视频讲座组没有增加：我们的沉浸式 360° VR 教育系统增强了手部卫生实践。感染预防与控制从业人员和数字技术专家必须通力合作，共同推进优质教育设备和内容的开发。

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American journal of infection control 医学-传染病学

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7.40

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24 days

期刊介绍： AJIC covers key topics and issues in infection control and epidemiology. Infection control professionals, including physicians, nurses, and epidemiologists, rely on AJIC for peer-reviewed articles covering clinical topics as well as original research. As the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)

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