Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey.
Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey.
Anat Sci Educ. 2020 Sep;13(5):648-656. doi: 10.1002/ase.1959. Epub 2020 Apr 14.
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of immersive three-dimensional (3D) interactive virtual reality (VR) on anatomy training in undergraduate physical therapy students. A total of 72 students were included in the study. The students were randomized into control (n = 36) and VR (n = 36) group according to the Kolb Learning Style Inventory, sex, and Purdue Spatial Visualization Test Rotations (PSVT-R). Each student completed a pre-intervention and post-intervention test, consisting of 15 multiple-choice questions. There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of age, sex, Kolb Learning Style Inventory distribution, and the PSVT-R (P > 0.05). The post-test scores were significantly higher compared to pre-test scores in both the VR group (P < 0.001) and the control group (P < 0.001). The difference between the pre-test and post-test results was found to be significantly higher in favor of the VR group (P < 0.001). In this study, anatomy training with a 3D immersive VR system was found to be beneficial. These results suggest that VR systems can be used as an alternative method to the conventional anatomy training approach for health students.
本研究旨在探讨沉浸式三维（3D）互动虚拟现实（VR）对本科物理治疗学生解剖学培训的影响。共有 72 名学生参与了这项研究。根据科尔布学习风格量表、性别和普渡空间可视化测试旋转（PSVT-R），学生被随机分为对照组（n=36）和 VR 组（n=36）。每个学生都完成了预干预和后干预测试，包括 15 个多项选择题。两组在年龄、性别、科尔布学习风格量表分布和 PSVT-R 方面无显著差异（P>0.05）。与预测试相比，VR 组（P<0.001）和对照组（P<0.001）的后测试分数均显著升高。VR 组的预测试和后测试结果之间的差异明显更高（P<0.001）。在这项研究中，使用 3D 沉浸式 VR 系统进行解剖学培训被证明是有益的。这些结果表明，VR 系统可以作为传统解剖学培训方法的替代方法，用于健康专业学生。
