Does a VR preprocedural educational video improve knowledge, increase satisfaction, and reduce anxiety in patients scheduled for AF ablation?
The use of a 360° VR educational video via disposable cardboard at home is feasible and effectively improves patient knowledge and satisfaction while reducing anxiety prior to AF ablation.
In patients scheduled for AF ablation, a VR preprocedural educational video led to better information provision and procedure-related knowledge, higher satisfaction, and less worries regarding the procedure. The disposable cardboard was feasible for home use.
Hermans et al. (Sat,) studied this question.
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