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# What research has been done around Embodied Labs?
## Researchers have worked to understand the impact of Embodied Labs on training and teaching from multiple points of view.
#### 1. Impact of Embodied Labs on Empathy, Confidence, Communication Skills (and more) in Current & Future Healthcare Professionals
- Flood, L. S. (2024). **Use of virtual reality simulations to embody a patient: Exploring the impact on nursing students’ confidence, feelings, and perceptions.** Nurse Educator, 49(1), 36-40. [https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001442](https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001442)
- Hess, S.P., Levin, M., Akram, F. et al. **The impact and feasibility of a brief, virtual, educational intervention for home healthcare professionals on Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders:** pilot study of I SEE PD Home. BMC Med Educ 22, 506 (2022). [doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03430-7](http://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03430-7)
- Elzie, C.A., Shaia, J. **A Pilot Study of the Impact of Virtually Embodying a Patient with a Terminal Illness.** Med.Sci.Educ. (2021). [doi.org/10.1007/s40670-021-01243-9](http://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-021-01243-9)
- Buchman, S. and Henderson D. (2019) **Interprofessional empathy and communication competency development in healthcare professions’ curriculum through immersive virtual reality experiences.** Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice, Vol. 15, pp 127-130 [doi.org/10.1016/j.xjep.2019.03.010](http://doi.org/10.1016/j.xjep.2019.03.010)
- Susan Chapman, Jacqueline Miller and Joanne Spetz. (2019) **The Impact of Emerging Technologies on Long-Term Care and the Health Workforce.** UCSF Health Workforce Research Center on Long-Term Care. [healthforce.ucsf.edu/publications/impact-emerging-technologies-long-term-care-and-health-workforce](http://healthforce.ucsf.edu/publications/impact-emerging-technologies-long-term-care-and-health-workforce)
- Gugliucci MR. (2019) **Virtual Reality Medical Education Project Enhances Empathy.** Innov Aging. 2019;3 (Suppl 1): S298–S299. doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.1096
- Washington, E. and Shaw, C. (2019) **The Effects of a VR Intervention on Career Interest, Empathy, Communication Skills, and Learning with Second-Year Medical Students** in Educational Media & Technology Yearbook Vol 41. [eric.ed.gov/?id=ED601893](http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED601893)
- Gugliucci M. Virtual Reality Labs: **Advancing Empathy within Health Professions and medical education.** [Innov Aging.](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6229580/#) 2018 Nov; 2(Suppl 1): 132. doi: [10.1093/geroni/igy023.483](https://doi.org/10.1093%2Fgeroni%2Figy023.483)
- Swartzlander, Barbara; Dyer, Elizabeth; and Gugliucci, Marilyn R., **We Are Alfred: Empathy Learned Through A Medical Education Virtual Reality Project** (2017). Library Services Faculty Posters. 2. [dune.une.edu/libserv\_facpost/2](http://dune.une.edu/libserv_facpost/2) (Published also in the Journal for Medical Librarianship)
#### 2. Impact of Embodied Labs on Dementia Training and Teaching
- Gómez-Morales, A., Coon, D. W., Joseph, R. P., & Pipe, T. (2024). **Through Alzheimer’s Eyes: A Virtual Pilot Intervention for Family Caregivers of People with Dementia.** *Clinical Gerontologist*, 1–16. [https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2024.2378774](https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2024.2378774)
- Gómez-Morales, A., Coon, D., Joseph, R., & Pipe, T. (2023). **Behind the scenes of a technologically enhanced intervention for caregivers of people with dementia: Protocol for a feasibility and acceptability study.** *JMIR Research Protocols*, *12*. [https://doi.org/10.2196/42655](https://doi.org/10.2196/42655)
- Candice D. Reel, Rebecca S. Allen, Bailey Lanai, M. Caroline Yuk & Daniel C.
Potts (2022) **Bringing Art to Life: Social and Activity Engagement through Art in Persons Living with Dementia**, Clinical Gerontologist, 45:2, 327-337, DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2021.1936737. [https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2021.1936737](https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2021.1936737)
- Bard, Jason T., et al. **Increased medical student understanding of dementia through virtual embodiment.** Gerontology & Geriatrics Education (2022): 1-12. [doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2022.2067850](http://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2022.2067850)
- Balas, Johanna and Emily Broman Phelps, Erin Washington, Annabelle Santos Volgman, Debra Fleischman, Neelum Aggarwal. **Virtual Training of CNAs as Essential Dementia-Care Personnel in the Age of COVID-19** (1362) Neurology Apr 2021, 96 (15 Supplement) 1362 [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34971052/](http://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34971052/)
- Strong, J. (2020) **Immersive Virtual Reality and Persons with Dementia: A Literature Review.** Journal of Gerontological Social Work. Vol. 63, No. 3, pp 209-226 [doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2020.1733726](http://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2020.1733726)
- Aggarwal, N., Potts, D., Broman, E., et al. (2018) **Enhancing dementia care and building empathy through the integration of virtual reality technology and art therapy.** Alzheimer’s & Dementia Journal 14(7), 934-935. [doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2018.06.1214](http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2018.06.1214)
#### 3. Impact of Embodied Labs as a Training or Teaching Tool, Including as an Example of VR's Impact as a Whole
- Dana L. Villmore, Elizabeth J. Dyer & Marilyn R. Gugliucci (2024) **Teaching empathy: comparison of a virtual reality experience using head-mounted display versus group streaming**, Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, DOI: [10.1080/02701960.2024.2328514](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02701960.2024.2328514)
- Tomy, T., Neumann, C., Vognsen, J., & Major, S. (2023). **Immersive and screen-based virtual reality simulations enhance empathy.** *International Journal of Healthcare Simulation*, *2*(2), 58–61. [https://doi.org/10.54531/grkb7114](https://doi.org/10.54531/grkb7114)
- Chapman SA, Miller JR, Spetz J. **Emerging Health Technologies in Long-Term Care and Suppliers’ Views on Their Potential to Assist and Support the Workforce.** Medical Care Research and Review. 2023;80(6):619-630. [doi: 10.1177/10775587231190127](https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10775587231190127)
- Huber, Aleshia and Jennifer K. Embree, Amy Gay & Neyda V. Gilman (2021) **Becoming immersed: Using Virtual Reality technologies in academic libraries to expand outreach and enhance course curricula**, College & Undergraduate Libraries, [doi/abs/10.1080/10691316.2021.1902892](https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10691316.2021.1902892)
- Tannous, Wadad Kathy, and Kathleen Quilty. **Ageing: Everybody’s Doing It–Life-Affirming Technology and the Longevity Economy. Technological Breakthroughs and Future Business Opportunities in Education, Health, and Outer Space.** IGI Global, 2021. [Chapter 15. Pages 240-254](https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/ageing/276265).
- McDonagh D., Reardanz D. (2020) **Experiencing Aging: Analogue Versus Virtual.** In: Woodcock A., Moody L., McDonagh D., Jain A., Jain L. (eds) Design of Assistive Technology for Ageing Populations. Intelligent Systems Reference Library, vol 167, Springer. [springer.com/gp/book/9783030262914](http://springer.com/gp/book/9783030262914)
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