Virtual Horizons: Assessing the Knowledge, Attitude & Perception of XR Technology in Pakistani Healthcare Community in an Era of Artificial Intelligence

Statistical analysis was done using SPSS-25, and data description was done as frequency and percentage. Pearson correlation and regression analysis kept p value<0.05% significant. Results: Approximately 54.8% of 406 participants conveyed their familiarity with XR technologies.

The majority of participants (83.8%) believed that using XR technology effectively enhanced medical education and patient care in Pakistan. Regarding clinical outcomes, 70.8% believed XR improved the efficiency of procedures and 52.8% agreed XR would lead to more device-dependent systems and eradicating human error (32.4%). Major barriers to XR integration included ethical and privacy issues (63.9%), lack of technological advancements in Pakistan (70%), and lack of ample knowledge and training of XR among health care professionals (45.8%).

Conclusion: According to the study, the availability of XR technology has a favorable influence on the attitudes and opinions of healthcare professionals on its usage, and it has the potential to enhance medical education and healthcare in Pakistan. Hypotheses: 1. There is a significant relationship between the “Use of AI-based healthcare system” and “Increasing speed and accuracy of procedures”. 2.

There exists a correlation between “Augmentation of diagnostic and surgical procedures” and “Addressing data security and ethical issues for implementing XR”.