Equity Implications of Extended Reality Technologies for Health and Procedural Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Implementation-Focused Framework
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Moderator
Zifan "Ivan" Gu, MS
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Presenter
Statement of Purpose
This webinar will synthesize current evidence on extended reality (XR) interventions for health and procedural anxiety. These interventions have previously been shown to improve patient experiences and reduce anxiety across wide-ranging clinical settings. However, despite the growing evidence base, limited research has explored how these technologies may influence health inequalities across services, communities, and individual outcomes.
The present research applies an equity-focused lens to the field and introduces a “double jeopardy, common impact” framework to describe how XR interventions can either exacerbate disparities (by accelerating or introducing inequity-generating mechanisms) or help mitigate them (when appropriately aligned with patient and system needs). By integrating principles from realist synthesis and implementation science, this research moves beyond reductive questions of effectiveness to provide a structured, generalizable approach for evaluating and designing equitable XR interventions in the future.
Learning Objectives
- Evaluate the potential of XR technologies to improve patient anxiety outcomes while identifying key equity-related barriers to their implementation.
- Apply an equity-focused framework to assess how XR technologies may exacerbate or mitigate health disparities, and to inform more inclusive design and deployment strategies.
Additional Information
The target audience for this activity includes physicians, nurses, other healthcare providers, and medical informaticians.
No commercial support (funding from a governmental agency, ineligible company or in-kind donation) was received for this activity.
Completion of this “Enduring Material” is demonstrated by participating in the live webinar or viewing the on-demand recording, engaging with presenters during the live session by submitting questions, and completing the evaluation survey at the conclusion of the course.
Learners may claim credit and download a certificate upon submission of the evaluation. Participation in additional resources and the course forum is encouraged but optional.
ACCME Accreditation Statement
The American Medical Informatics Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement
The American Medical Informatics Association designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
ANCC Accreditation Statement
The American Medical Informatics Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Nurse Planner (Content): Robin Austin, PhD, DNP, DC, RN, NI-BC, FAMIA, FAAN
Approved Contact Hours: 1
*Learners may earn 1 contact hour for each monthly Journal Club session, for a maximum of 6 contact hours per year. To receive the full 6 contact hours, participants must either attend the live webinar or view the on-demand recording for each Regularly Scheduled Series (RSS) Journal Club presentation.
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In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, AMIA has implemented mechanisms prior to the planning and implementation of this CME activity to identify and mitigate all relevant financial relationships for all individuals in a position to control the content of this CME activity.
In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, AMIA has implemented mechanisms prior to planning and implementation of this CME activity to identify and mitigate all relevant financial relationships for all individuals in a position to control the content of this CME activity.
Faculty and planners who refuse to disclose any financial relationships with ineligible companies will be disqualified from participating in the educational activity.
For an individual with no relevant financial relationship(s), course participants must be informed that no conflicts of interest or financial relationship(s) exist.
Planning Committee
The planning committee and reviewers reported that they have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
- Joanna Abraham, PhD, FACMI, FAMIA
- Ratie Akabari, MS
- Zo Co
- Ivan Gu
- Andrew Lu, MSc, RN
- Elanore "Nora" Rae Scheer, ME
The following planning committee members have relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
- Amy Krefman, MS - AbbVie; Individual Stocks/Stock Options
Presenter
The following presenters have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
- Tom Arthur, PhD – Cineon; Consultant/Advisor/BOD
AMIA Staff
The AMIA staff have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
*All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.