Teaching experience with immersive virtual reality using the "VR-Triage" tool. 2026

Noelia García-Aracil, and Mª Elena Castejón-de la Encina, and Rosario López-Picazo, and Daniel Ruiz-Fernández, and Sara Cano-Sánchez, and Rocío Juliá-Sanchis
Profesora Asociada de la Universidad de Alicante, Enfermera del Servicio de Emergencias Sanitarias Comunidad Valenciana (SESCV), Spain. Electronic address: noelia.garcia@ua.es.

BACKGROUND Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR) is increasingly used in health sciences education to simulate high-risk, low-frequency scenarios such as mass casualty incidents. While prior research has focused on student outcomes, the perceptions of instructors about available IVR tools remains underexplored. OBJECTIVE To evaluate instructors' perceptions regarding ease of use, educational value, and technical quality of the "VR-Triage" immersive simulation tool in a disaster and mass casualty incident course. METHODS A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted during the 2021-2022 academic year. Twenty instructors with experience in clinical emergency care and academic teaching participated. A validated structured questionnaire assessed technical quality, pedagogical value, ease of use, integration potential, and areas for improvement. RESULTS Instructors reported high satisfaction with the IVR tool. Both technical and pedagogical quality received a mean score of 9.65 out of 10. The tool was considered easy to use and was rated highly for facilitating engagement, knowledge application, and conceptual understanding. Statistically significant differences were found across age groups and academic rank (p < 0.00001), with senior instructors reporting more favorable perceptions. CONCLUSIONS Instructors perceive "VR-triage" as a technically robust, educationally valuable, and user-friendly simulation tool. Their feedback reinforces the importance of including instructors' perspectives to ensure educational alignment and support evidence-based integration of immersive simulations reality into health education curricula.

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