Feasibility and initial clinical application of a digital health–enabled 3D VR education model to improve health literacy in thyroid surgery
Ray-traced 3D VR educational models are feasible for improving patient health literacy during preoperative counseling. This digital technology-based approach offers a practical and scalable tool to support more informed, meaningful discussions and enhance patient understanding.
Authors
- Jong‐hyuk Ahn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0187-9777)
- S.C. Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6946-1939)
- Soon Ho Yoon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5778-0413)
- Young‐Hoon Jeong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0403-3726)
- Kyu Eun Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2354-3599)
- Jong‐Min Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8990-3027)
- Sujin Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0813-1086)
- Sang Joon Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1013-681X)
- Hyeonuk Hwang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2239-2829)
Institutions
- Seoul National University (KR)
- New Generation University College (ET)
- Seoul National University Hospital (KR)
- Seoul Medical Center (KR)
- National University College (PR)
- Ewha Womans University Medical Center (KR)
- Chung-Ang University Hospital (KR)
- Institute for Public Policy Research (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Digital Health
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076251394962
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00