Open AccessVirtual reality-based preprocedural education increases preparedness and satisfaction of patients about the catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation
Author(s) -
Shih Lin Chang,
Ming Kuo,
Yenn Jiang Lin,
Shih Ann Chen,
Chung Ting Chen,
Ying Yang,
Ling Yang,
Shou Yen Kao,
Boaz Shulruf,
Fa Yauh Lee
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the chinese medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1728-7731
pISSN - 1726-4901
DOI - 10.1097/jcma.0000000000000555
Subject(s) - medicine , preparedness , virtual reality , anxiety , atrial fibrillation , ablation , catheter ablation , stage (stratigraphy) , catheter , physical therapy , surgery , psychiatry , political science , computer science , law , paleontology , artificial intelligence , biology
A recent study suggested to develop and implement more interacted material for preprocedural education to decrease patients' anxiety about the atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation. This study compared the effectiveness of using either newly developed virtual reality (VR) materials (VR group) or paper-based materials (paper group) on giving AF preprocedural education.