Effects of a virtual reality rehabilitation support system on discharge readiness among caregivers of post-laryngectomy patients
10.3761/j.issn.0254-1769.2025.20.003
- VernacularTitle:虚拟现实康复支持系统对喉切除术后患者照顾者出院准备度的影响研究
- Author:
Li LI
1
;
Yongling LIU
;
Yang ZHANG
;
Meng LIAN
;
Yuehong WANG
;
Shunli LU
;
Chen YANG
;
Tingting LI
;
Yiran HE
;
Xiaoting JIN
;
Feilong XU
;
Zirong TIAN
Author Information
1. 100730 北京市 首都医科大学附属北京同仁医院耳鼻咽喉头颈外科
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Laryngectomy;
Virtual Reality Technology;
Discharge Readiness;
Quality of Discharge Guidance;
Nursing Care
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nursing
2025;60(20):2451-2457
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To develop a virtual reality rehabilitation support system and evaluate its effects on improving discharge readiness in caregivers of laryngectomy patients.Methods The system is equipped with a virtual reality-based home nursing skills guidance module for post-laryngectomy patients and an evidence-based artificial intelligence Q&A module.A convenience sampling method was adopted to select 64 caregivers of patients who underwent laryngectomy for the first time in the otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery department of a tertiary A hospital in Beijing from July 2024 to January 2025 for a systematic study on application effects.To avoid cross-contamination between an experimental group and a control group,ward-based grouping was applied.A coin toss was used to assign Ward 1 to an experimental group and Ward 2 to a control group,with 32 cases in each group.The experimental group received discharge guidance based on the virtual reality technology,while the control group was provided with conventional verbal and written discharge instructions.The readiness for hospital discharge and the quality of discharge teaching scores of caregivers were compared between the 2 groups after the intervention.Results No sample detachment.After the intervention,the patient caregivers in the experimental group scored significantly higher than those in the control group in terms of discharge readiness and quality of discharge guidance,with a statistically significant difference(P＜0.001).Conclusion This study developed the virtual reality rehabilitation system for laryngeal cancer patients demonstrated good feasibility and effectiveness.The application of this system for discharge education significantly improved discharge readiness of caregivers and quality of discharge guidance for post-laryngectomy patients.It also helped with the optimization of health education models,enhancement of nursing resource utilization efficiency,and improvement of transitional care.
