Visualization of health information within immersive virtual reality environments.
The Advanced Visualization Branch of the National Institute of Nursing Research uses computer technologies to study information visualization in support of self-care management. Advanced technologies, such as immersive virtual reality (IVR), afford researchers the opportunity to study health information visualization where user-initiated information search in visually dense settings precedes acquisition, interpretation, and use. While IVR has broad applicability in healthcare, we chose to target lay people managing chronic disease because [...]
Author(s): Ferguson, Allyson, Goldsmith, Denise M, Flatley Brennan, Patricia
DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocad103