The Promise of Virtual and Augmented Reality to Optimize Community Engagement in Driving Health Equity Solutions
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- A growing number of studies have noted the importance of data visualization when utilizing a mixed-methods approach to community-based participatory research (CBPR). One such CBPR-derived method – Our Voice – is a citizen-science (CS) based approach that leverages technology to improve health outcomes for residents from diverse communities. Virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) are two cutting edge technologies that have been cited as potential tools to improve the data visualization and solution-building process in Our Voice and similar community-facing methods; however, these technologies have rarely been implemented in such projects. Here, I report the first integration of VR and AR into two Our Voice projects: (1) a project with adult unpaid care workers in Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá, Colombia; and (2) a project with high school students in Half Moon Bay, CA, United States. This investigation found that after utilization of VR/AR as part of the Our Voice method, citizen scientists and local stakeholders in both projects felt that VR/AR enhanced their ability to visualize community-level barriers and facilitators to leading healthy lives. Additionally, participants supported the potential of VR/AR in facilitating the development of innovative community-facing solutions to address various issues around their neighborhoods. The findings from this study illustrate the promise of VR/AR to inform relevant change in diverse communities and problem areas. Future studies may consider developing software that makes the transition from data visualization to active digital solution-building more comprehensible to a wide range of community members and organizations.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Date created | [ca. May 2023] |
| Publication date | May 9, 2024 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Doueiri, Zakaria |
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| Author | King, Abby |
| Author | Banchoff, Ann |
| Author | Lyons, David |
Subjects
| Subject | Citizen science |
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| Subject | Community engagement |
| Subject | Mixed-methods |
| Subject | Social determinants of health |
| Subject | Virtual reality |
| Subject | Vulnerable populations |
| Genre | Text |
| Genre | Thesis |
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- Doueiri, Z. (2024). The Promise of Virtual and Augmented Reality to Optimize Community Engagement in Driving Health Equity Solutions. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at https://purl.stanford.edu/xy247fq0491. https://doi.org/10.25740/xy247fq0491.
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