Data · dataset · 2026
Acceptability of virtual reality for training health professions students in serious illness communication: A cross-sectional study with educators
Listed in IISH Dataverse and ODISSEI Portal — shown once because both records carry DOI 10.34894/d0jb2k
Objectives: This study investigates i) acceptability, ii) predictors of intention to use, iii) barriers and facilitators, and iv) perceived advantages and disadvantages of incorporating virtual reality (VR) into serious illness communication training from the perspective of health professions educators in Europe.
Description
Methods
An online survey was distributed using snowball sampling across health professions educators involved in the creation and/or delivery of difficult communication courses (as educators, developers, coordinators). Results: Seventy-five educators from 11 European countries involved in teaching serious illness communication skills completed the survey. While educators viewed VR positively and saw it as useful, their intention to implement it was moderate, possibly, due to low compatibility with current teaching methods and social norms.
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Major barriers reported by participants included financial constraints (62.7%) and lack of VR training (54.7%), while key facilitators were training availability (22%) and technical support (11%). Conclusion/innovation: Educators perceive VR as a potential supplemental tool in difficult communication education; however, overcoming financial, training, and integration barriers is essential for its broader adoption and curricular integration.
Further research is necessary to validate VR’s effectiveness in developing the nuanced communication skills critical for serious illness communication. Innovation: VR technology is a promising innovative tool for medical communication training
Links
Where it is published
- Dataverse dataset page dataverse.nl/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi%3A10.34894%2FD0JB2K ↗
landing page · from datasets iisg amsterdam
- Dataverse dataset page portal.odissei.nl/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi%3A10.34894%2FD0JB2K ↗
landing page · from portal odissei nl
- DOI doi.org/10.34894/d0jb2k ↗
DOI / persistent id · from datasets iisg amsterdam
Catalogue records · 2
- Dataverse API dataverse.nl/api/datasets/:persistentId/?persistentId=doi%3A10.34894%2FD0JB… ↗
metadata API · from datasets iisg amsterdam
- Dataverse API portal.odissei.nl/api/datasets/:persistentId/?persistentId=doi%3A10.34894%2FD0JB… ↗
metadata API · from portal odissei nl
Topics
- Stated by source
- Medicine, Health and Life Sciences · Medicine, Health and Life Sciences · Social Sciences · Social Sciences
Provenance · 2 source records, 18 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| IISH Dataverse | doi:10.34894/D0JB2K | 11 d ago | JSON v1 |
| ODISSEI Portal | doi:10.34894/D0JB2K | 8 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:460708 | mapping · datasets iisg amsterdam | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Virtual Reality'] |
| concepts[field].anzsrc:field:460708 | mapping · portal odissei nl | vocabulary-mapper@1.0.0 | keywords['Virtual Reality'] |
| concepts[field].dataverse_subject:medicine-health-and-life-sciences | source · portal odissei nl | connector:portal_odissei_nl@1.0.0 | /subjects |
| concepts[field].dataverse_subject:medicine-health-and-life-sciences | source · datasets iisg amsterdam | connector:datasets_iisg_amsterdam@1.0.0 | /subjects |
| concepts[field].dataverse_subject:social-sciences | source · datasets iisg amsterdam | connector:datasets_iisg_amsterdam@1.0.0 | /subjects |
| concepts[field].dataverse_subject:social-sciences | source · portal odissei nl | connector:portal_odissei_nl@1.0.0 | /subjects |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · portal odissei nl | connector:portal_odissei_nl@1.0.0 | /subjects |
| concepts[field].local:field:life-sciences | mapping · datasets iisg amsterdam | connector:datasets_iisg_amsterdam@1.0.0 | /subjects |
| concepts[field].local:field:medicine-health | mapping · datasets iisg amsterdam | connector:datasets_iisg_amsterdam@1.0.0 | /subjects |
| concepts[field].local:field:medicine-health | mapping · portal odissei nl | connector:portal_odissei_nl@1.0.0 | /subjects |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · datasets iisg amsterdam | connector:datasets_iisg_amsterdam@1.0.0 | /subjects |
| concepts[field].local:field:social-science | mapping · portal odissei nl | connector:portal_odissei_nl@1.0.0 | /subjects |
| created_date | source · datasets iisg amsterdam | connector:datasets_iisg_amsterdam@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · datasets iisg amsterdam | connector:datasets_iisg_amsterdam@1.0.0 | /description |
| publication_date | source · datasets iisg amsterdam | connector:datasets_iisg_amsterdam@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · datasets iisg amsterdam | connector:datasets_iisg_amsterdam@1.0.0 | /name |
| updated_date | source · datasets iisg amsterdam | connector:datasets_iisg_amsterdam@1.0.0 | |
| version_label | source · datasets iisg amsterdam | connector:datasets_iisg_amsterdam@1.0.0 |