Develop and Evaluate Intelligent Immersive Virtual Reality Educational Tool in Gerontological Nurse Workforce
Yu Wang, Junfeng Ma, Zhujun Pan, Jun Wang · International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction · 2025
The US faces a nursing shortage, particularly in senior care, highlighting the need for enhanced gerontological nursing education. Human-centered immersive Virtual Reality shows promise in improving nursing training, especially when combined with AI technologies. This study explores the use of Intelligent Immersive Virtual Reality (IIVR) in gerontological nursing through six simulated scenarios. A two-stage validation process assessed the tool. Stage one focused on efficacy, including simulation sickness, system usability, and user experience, with fifteen college students. Stage two evaluated motivation, cognitive workload, and efficacy with forty-five end-users in a senior care facility. The results demonstrated that the developed IIVR tool exceeds “acceptable” levels of efficacy and participants can use the tool without user experience issues. The assessments also suggest that participants are more willing to adopt this tool to enhance their daily gerontological nursing skills. Additionally, the cognitive load of the utilizing developed IIVR tool is less than conventional learning approach.