A Virtual Reality Training Tool to Improve Weight-Related Communication Across Healthcare Settings

Introduction: Discussing overweight or obesity in healthcare settings is a sensitive topic but it presents a global health challenge. Healthcare professionals (HCP) cite a lack of training and there are few studies on the practice of sensitive communication skills needed to engage patients. Using Virtual Reality (VR) as a training tool is a safe and immersive way to acquire the skills needed. Methods: This research is a mixed method 5-phase study to design, develop and test the feasibility of a VR-based training approach to improve weight-related communication in healthcare settings. The training will use a novel wizard-of-oz (WOZ) experimentation technique. Outcome: The anticipated outcome of this PhD is the development and feasibility testing of a VR-based training tool to improve weight-related communication with patients who are overweight and obese in healthcare settings.

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Fiona Quigley

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Publication date: July 2020

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Newtonabbey

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/HCI20DC.22

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Conference name: Proceedings of the 33rd International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference

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Conference number: 33

Conference location: Keele University, UK

Conference date: 6 July 2020

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Conference theme: Human Computer Interaction

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[1] M. AbdelaalC.W. le RouxN.G. Docherty 2017 Morbidity and mortality associated with obesity. Annals of Translational Medicine 5 7 161

[2] M. AmithA. ZhuR. CunninghamR. LinL. SavasL. ShayY. ChenY. GongJ. BoomK. RobertsC. Tao 2019 Early Usability Assessment of a Conversational Agent for HPV Vaccination. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 257 17 23

[3] APGO 2018 The Current Landscape of Obesity Services: A report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Obesity, UK. Available at: https://www.aso.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/APPG-Obesity-Report-May-2018.pdf 10th January 2019

[4] BDA Obesity Specialist Group 2018 Dietetic Obesity Management Interventions in Adults: Evidence Review and Clinical Application. Birmingham BDA Available at: https://www.bda.uk.com/regionsgroups/groups/obesity/dietetic_obesity_management_interventions_2018 20th January 2019

[5] L. ClarkP. DoyleD. GaraialdeE. GilmartinS. SchlöglJ. EdlundM. AylettJ. CabralC. MunteanuJ. Edwards 2019 The state of speech in hci: Trends, themes and challenges. Interacting with Computers 31 4 349 371

[6] N. DahlbäckA. JönssonL. Ahrenberg 1993 Wizard of Oz studies: why and how. Wizard of Oz studies: why and how. Proceedings of the 1st international conference on Intelligent user interfaces. 193 200

[7] D. DeVaultR. ArtsteinG. BennT. DeyE. FastA. GainerK. GeorgilaJ. GratchA. HartholtM. Lhommet 2014 SimSensei Kiosk: A virtual human interviewer for healthcare decision support. SimSensei Kiosk: A virtual human interviewer for healthcare decision support. Proceedings of the 2014 international conference on Autonomous agents and multi-agent systems. 1061 1068

[8] A.I. DragomirV.G. BoucherS.L. BaconC. GemmeG. SzczepanikK. CoraceT.S. CampbellM.T. VallisG. GarberC. RouleauD. RabiJ.G. DiodatiW. GhaliK.L. Lavoie 2020 An international Delphi consensus study to define motivational communication in the context of developing a training program for physicians Translational Behavioral Medicine

[9] S.E. JacksonJ. WardleF. JohnsonN. FinerR.J. Beeken 2013 The impact of a health professional recommendation on weight loss attempts in overweight and obese British adults: a cross-sectional analysis. BMJ Open 3 11 e003693-2013-003693

[10] P. JonellJ. MendelsonT. StorskogG. HagmanP. OstbergI. LeiteT. KucherenkoO. MikheevaU. AkenineV. Jelic 2017 Machine learning and social robotics for detecting early signs of dementia arXiv Preprint arXiv:1709.01613

[11] A.H. LaidlawJ.E. CecilC.T. McHale 2016 Direct observation of weight-related communication in primary care: a systematic review. Family Practice 33 4 327 345

[12] C.T. McHaleA.H. LaidlawJ.E. Cecil 2020 Primary care patient and practitioner views of weight and weight-related discussion: a mixed-methods study. BMJ Open 10 3 e034023

[13] A.C. McPhersonT.J. KnibbeM. OakeJ.A. SwiftN. BrowneG.D.C. BallJ. Hamilton 2018 “Fat is really a four-letter word”: Exploring weight-related communication best practices in children with and without disabilities and their caregivers. Child: Care, Health and Development 44 4 636 643

[14] S. MoorheadV. CoatesA. GallagherG. NolanK. MurphyD. Hazlett 2013 Obesity communication among patients by health professionals: Findings from the Weight Care Project. Health 5 8C 100 109

[15] X. PanT. Collingwoode-WilliamsA. AntleyH. BrentonB. CongdonO. DrewettM.F.P. GilliesD. SwappP. PleasenceC. FertlemanS. Delacroix 2018 A Study of Professional Awareness Using Immersive Virtual Reality: The Responses of General Practitioners to Child Safeguarding Concerns. Frontiers in Robotics and AI 5 80

[16] X. PanM. SlaterA. BeaccoX. NavarroA.I. Bellido RivasD. SwappJ. HaleP.A.G. ForbesC. Denvird.C. HamiltonS. Delacroix 2016 The Responses of Medical General Practitioners to Unreasonable Patient Demand for Antibiotics - A Study of Medical Ethics Using Immersive Virtual Reality. Plos One 11 2 e0146837

[17] A.C. PoolJ.L. KraschnewskiL.A. CoverE.B. LehmanH.L. StuckeyK.O. HwangK.I. PollakC.N. Sciamanna 2014 The impact of physician weight discussion on weight loss in US adults. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice 8 2 e131 e139

[18] R.E. PostA.G. MainousS.H. GregorieM.E. KnollV.A. DiazS.K. Saxena 2011 The influence of physician acknowledgment of patients' weight status on patient perceptions of overweight and obesity in the United States. Archives of Internal Medicine 171 4 316 321

[19] Royal College of Physicians policy: public health. 2015 Action on obesity: Comprehensive care for all. London RCP Available at: https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/outputs/action-obesity-comprehensive-care-all 20th October 2018

[20] World Obesity Federation. 2019 Global Obesity Observatory. London: World Obesity Federation. Available at: https://www.worldobesitydata.org/ 3rd March 2019

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