A virtual reality intervention to increase interracial empathy and upstander behaviors in nursing leaders

Sean M. Phelan, Holly L. Burkhartzmeyer, Erin C. Standen, Lori L. Arcand, Kelly M. Kiker, Kayla C. Simiele, Ashley L. Proulx, Amy S. Storsveen, Yihong Deng, Jane M. Foote, Ashok Kumbamu, Amrita N. Prakaashana and Dawn E. Nelson

Social Science & Medicine, 2025, vol. 366, issue C

Abstract: Efforts to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in healthcare have increased, targeting healthcare worker biases with the goal of increasing inclusion of employees from racial and ethnic minoritized groups and improving care for patients from these groups. Virtual reality (VR) remains an underutilized mechanism for effecting behavior and attitude change.

Keywords: Racism; Virtual reality; Healthcare; Nurses; Intervention; Empathy; Diversity; Equity; Inclusion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117648

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