Integrating knowledge, skills, and attitudes: professional training required for virtual reality therapists in palliative care.
| Autor: | Woo OKL; Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in medical technology [Front Med Technol] 2023 Oct 02; Vol. 5, pp. 1268662. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 02 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fmedt.2023.1268662 |
| Abstrakt: | Fully immersive virtual reality (VR) is an advanced technology increasingly studied and used in palliative care for symptom management. While the findings shed a positive light on its therapeutic potential, VR carries adverse effects, leading to ethical concerns. Based on the clinical experiences of a registered clinical psychologist who is also a certified thanatologist, we put forward a perspective on the importance of professional training for VR therapists in view of the possible risks posed by VR in palliative care. We propose professional trainings on knowledge, skills, and attitudes to ensure patients' safety while maximizing the therapeutic benefits of VR. Given the scarcity of reports on such an area, we hope this perspective article opens up discussions and contributes to current understanding and emerging future directions to ensure quality and ethical delivery of VR in palliative care. Competing Interests: The author declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (© 2023 Woo.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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