Embodied Virtual Patients as a Simulation-Based Framework for Training Clinician-Patient Communication Skills: An Overview of Their Use in Psychiatric and Geriatric Care

Clinician-patient communication is essential to successful care and treatment. However, health training programs do not provide sufficient clinical exposure to practice communication skills that are pivotal when interacting with patients exhibiting mental health or age-related disorders. Recently, v...

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Main Authors: Laurence Chaby, Amine Benamara, Maribel Pino, Elise Prigent, Brian Ravenet, Jean-Claude Martin, Hélène Vanderstichel, Raquel Becerril-Ortega, Anne-Sophie Rigaud, Mohamed Chetouani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Virtual Reality
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frvir.2022.827312/full