Virtual Reality to Foster Empathy in Disability Workers: A Feasibility Study during COVID-19

Autor/inn/en	Wilding, Clare; Young, Kimberleigh; Cummins, Caroline; Bowler, Craig; Dean, Trent; Lakhani, Ali; Blackberry, Irene
Titel	Virtual Reality to Foster Empathy in Disability Workers: A Feasibility Study during COVID-19
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 36 (2023) 1, S.132-142 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wilding, Clare) ORCID (Dean, Trent) ORCID (Blackberry, Irene)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2322
DOI	10.1111/jar.13042
Schlagwörter	Allied Health Personnel; Caregivers; Intellectual Disability; Program Evaluation; Empathy; Perspective Taking; Experience; Online Systems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Empathie; Zukunftsperspektive; Erfahrung; Online
Abstract	Background: Empathy is a critical skill required by disability workers. Virtual reality may increase access to staff training to foster empathy. Method: A mixed methods feasibility study investigated a custom-built virtual reality program, IMercyVE, which aimed to immerse a disability worker in a first-person perspective of having intellectual disability. Data were collected through online surveys (n = 9) completed before and after use of IMercyVE, and by videoconference focus groups (n = 6). Results: Qualitative findings included that IMercyVE delivered a novel experience for participants and a distinctive mode of learning that assisted participants to deepen their levels of empathy. Descriptive analyses of the surveys indicated that participants' empathy increased after engaging with IMercyVE. Conclusions: IMercyVE has the potential to be offered as a remotely delivered and flexible staff training modality suitable for building empathy. Further research with a larger sample is warranted. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01