Jonas Einloft, Simon Bedenbender, Malte Michelsen, Hendrik L Meyer, Philipp G Russ, Alexander Heidtmann, Martin C Hirsch, Ivica Grgic
Virtual reality (VR) is a potent educational tool with untapped potential in medical training. However, its integration into medical schools faces challenges such as cybersickness and hesitancy among medical students and professionals. Notably, there has been no systematic assessment of the acceptance of medical educational VR applications by both students and educators. In our single-center study, we enrolled 133 medical students and 14 medical educators. Following a practical demonstration of the established VR anatomy application, Sharecare YOU VR, participants completed a self-reporting survey based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), exploring user acceptance of information technologies and focusing on perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEU), and attitude toward using (ATU)...
March 21, 2024: Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking