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Virtual Reality as a Tool for Empathy Training in Healthcare Education: A Protocol for a Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies

2025-06-20

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<h4>Background</h4> Virtual reality (VR) technology has emerged as a promising tool for experiential learning in healthcare education, with particular interest in its potential to foster empathy by allowing learners to embody the patient perspective. Empathy is crucial for therapeutic alliance, patient satisfaction, and health outcomes, yet research consistently documents its decline as students progress through m...

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Literature Corpus work: 9a90de31-65e4-569c-bd37-78323802ba40
DOI: 10.1101/2025.06.20.25329987

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