Table 2.
Survey results of the questionnaire. Eight subjects completed the 360-degree video tour but only six patients completed the survey. Subjects 3 and 7 did not complete the survey. Subject 7 was approached one day after completing the 360-degree video tour and could not recall details of the tour.
All subjects who completed the questionnaire said that they did not have additional questions about the facility after watching the 360-degree video in a virtual reality system. Two subjects experienced some discomfort described as “dizziness” or “eye discomfort” while watching the tour; the discomfort was resolved by adjusting the headset, and these patients were able to complete the tour successfully. One subject had trouble holding the headset during the tour.
One subject commented that the image projection in the virtual reality headset was not as clear as the image on the computer. Six subjects stated that they would like to see this type of tour for other areas of the hospital, such as magnetic resonance imaging rooms. None of the subjects experienced nausea or vomiting.
| Question | Subject 1 | Subject 2 | Subject 3a | Subject 4 | Subject 5 | Subject 6 | Subject 7a,b | Subject 8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | LTFc | 0 | 1 - to explain what was happening | 3 - to talk and ask questions | Unevaluable | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | LTF | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unevaluable | 0 |
| 3 | Yes | Yes | LTF | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unevaluable | Yes |
| 4 | Yes | Yes | LTF | Yes | Not sure | Yes | Unevaluable | Yes |
| 5 | Yes, it was helpful because it showed me what’s to come | Yes, seeing what it’s like to lay in the machine | LTF | Yes, it made me less nervous | Yes, I didn’t know how large it was | No | Unevaluable | Yes, laying down and seeing the gantry move |
| 6 | No | Yes, I saw rooms they showed me before in the actual tour | LTF | No | No | Yes, don’t need to see the changing room | Unevaluable | No |
| 7 | No | No | LTF | No | No | No | Unevaluable | No |
| 8 | No | Yes | LTF | No | No | Yes | Unevaluable | No |
| 8.1 | The VRTd was not as clear as the computer | It made my eye feel some discomfort | LTF | —e | — | Some dizziness | Unevaluable | — |
| 8.2 | Yes | Yes | LTF | — | — | Yes | Unevaluable | — |
| 8.3 | Nothing | Adjust headset | LTF |
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Nothing | Unevaluable | Holding the headset was troublesome |
| 9 | Might | Yes | LTF | Might | Yes | Might, for younger patients | Unevaluable | Yes, especially for MRIf |
| 10 | Yes | Yes | LTF | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unevaluable | Yes |
aThese subjects did not complete the survey.
bThis subject could not recall details of the tour 1 day after the tour.
cLTF: lost to follow-up.
dVRT: virtual reality tour.
eNot available.
fMRI: magnetic resonance imaging.