Open AccessAn Interactive Game with Virtual Reality Immersion to Improve Cultural Sensitivity in Health Care
Author(s) -
Paul J. Hershberger,
Yong Pei,
Timothy N. Crawford,
Sabrina M. Neeley,
Thomas Wischgoll,
Dixit B. Patel,
Miteshkumar Vasoya,
Angie Castle,
Sankalp Mishra,
Lahari Surapaneni,
Aman A. Pogaku,
Aishwarya Bositty,
Todd Pavlack
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
health equity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.826
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2473-1242
DOI - 10.1089/heq.2021.0128
Subject(s) - health care , psychology , psychological intervention , feeling , empathy , social psychology , psychiatry , economics , economic growth
Biased perceptions of individuals who are not part of one's in-groups tend to be negative and habitual. Because health care professionals are no less susceptible to biases than are others, the adverse impact of biases on marginalized populations in health care warrants continued attention and amelioration.