Adhyaru Jai Shree, Kemp Charlotte
Children and Young People's Trauma Service, Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service, London, UK.
City University, London, UK.
Digit Health. 2022 Mar 4;8:20552076221084473. doi: 10.1177/20552076221084473. eCollection 2022 Jan-Dec.
NHS staff are disproportionately impacted by workplace stress, threatening not only quality of service delivery, but the sustainability, of this vital healthcare system. There is an urgent need for accessible and cost-effective interventions that promote the wellbeing of this integral workforce.
The aim of this study was to explore the potential propensity of a short virtual reality (VR) nature experience, delivered during the workday, to induce positive mood states NHS clinicians.
NHS clinicians working in a fast-paced trauma service were offered the opportunity to take part in a short virtual reality (VR) relaxation session, during their working day, in which they were able to explore the "Green Meadows" experience available within the Nature Treks application. An indication of physiological arousal (heart rate) was obtained, and subjective measures of emotional state were employed to assess the effect of the intervention on participants' mood. Further, feedback was gathered to provide an initial indication of the acceptability of the experience.
Analysis of data from 39 clinicians revealed that, following the VR experience, participants reported significantly increased feelings of happiness ( < 0.001) and relaxation ( < 0.001), and significantly decreased feelings of sadness ( = 0.003), anger ( < 0.001) and anxiety ( < 0.001). No significant differences in reported levels of surprise ( = 0.603) or vigour ( = 0.566) were found. Further, the experience was associated with a significant reduction in heart-rate ( = 0.025), and had high acceptability ratings, despite participants' varied experience with computers and VR technology.
The findings of this study indicate that the administration of VR for the promotion of NHS staff wellbeing in the workplace is a potentially fruitful avenue of exploration that warrants further investigation.
英国国家医疗服务体系（NHS）的工作人员受工作场所压力的影响尤为严重，这不仅威胁到服务质量，还危及这个重要医疗系统的可持续性。迫切需要有易于获得且具成本效益的干预措施来促进这支不可或缺的员工队伍的福祉。
本研究旨在探讨在工作日进行的简短虚拟现实（VR）自然体验促使NHS临床医生产生积极情绪状态的潜在倾向。
在快节奏创伤服务部门工作的NHS临床医生有机会在工作日参加一次简短的虚拟现实（VR）放松课程，在课程中他们能够体验《自然之旅》应用程序中的“绿色草地”场景。获取了生理唤醒指标（心率），并采用情绪状态主观测量方法来评估干预对参与者情绪的影响。此外，收集了反馈意见以初步了解该体验的可接受性。
对39名临床医生的数据进行分析后发现，在VR体验之后，参与者报告称幸福感（<0.001）和放松感（<0.001）显著增强，悲伤感（=0.003）、愤怒感（<0.001）和焦虑感（<0.001）显著降低。在报告的惊喜感（=0.603）或活力感（=0.566）水平上未发现显著差异。此外，该体验与心率显著降低（=0.025）相关，并且尽管参与者对计算机和VR技术的体验各不相同，但该体验的可接受性评分很高。
本研究结果表明，在工作场所运用VR促进NHS工作人员的福祉是一个潜在富有成效的探索途径，值得进一步研究。
