A systematic review of immersive technology applications for medical practice and education - Trends, application areas, recipients, teaching contents, evaluation methods, and performance

Yuk Ming Tang, Ka Yin Chau, Alex Pak Ki Kwok, Tongcun Zhu, Xiangdong Ma

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Abstract

Virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and extended reality (XR) are examples of immersive technologies that have the potential to improve medical practice and education. As a result, they have recently sparked much research interest. However, there are few reviews related to the use of immersive technologies (including VR, AR, MR, and XR) in medical practice and education. Remarkably, six research questions related to the trends, application areas, recipients, teaching contents, evaluation methods, and performance remain unanswered. To this end, this study conducts a systematic review to analyse 128 articles from 2012 source papers, all of which are indexed in the Web of Science. The review results indicate that immersive technology is currently used primarily on surgery and anatomy-related subjects for doctors, medical students and interns. Furthermore, group experiments are the most commonly used data collection method. The results provide insights into the current research trends related to immersive technology applications for medical practice and education. They also serve as an essential reference for scholars in the medical practice and education contexts.

Original languageEnglish
Article number100429
JournalEducational Research Review
Volume35
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2022

Keywords

  • Augmented reality
  • Extended reality
  • Medical education
  • Mixed reality
  • Systematic review
  • Virtual reality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Education

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