Nurses' knowledge of, attitudes towards and awareness of the metaverse, and their future time perspectives: a cross-sectional study

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dc.authoridYalcinkaya, Turgay/0000-0002-0115-295X
dc.authoridErgin, Eda/0000-0002-3732-5402
dc.contributor.authorErgin, Eda
dc.contributor.authorYalcinkaya, Turgay
dc.contributor.authorYucel, Sebnem Cinar
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-23T19:30:39Z
dc.date.available2025-03-23T19:30:39Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground The metaverse is a new and developing technology used in the field of healthcare. The perception of future explains time as a psychological phenomenon rather than a physical one. This study aimed to determine nurses' thoughts of the metaverse and their perceptions of future.Methods The study in which the cross-sectional descriptive design was used was conducted with nurses working in a hospital in Trkiye from September 2022 to December 2022. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 374 nurses who were chosen using the convenience sampling method. Personal Identification Form, Metaverse Scale (MS) and Future Time Perspective Scale (FTPS) were used to collect data. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for Windows 25.0 program was used to analyse the data.Results The findings revealed that 81.6% of the nurses believed that they could provide patient education using the metaverse in the future, whereas 46% believed that they could do virtual nursing. The mean scores obtained from the FTPS and MS by the nurses were 3.45 (SD = 0.37) and 3.74 (SD = 0.56), respectively. There was a weak positive relationship between perception of future, and knowledge of, attitudes towards and awareness of the metaverse (r = 0.157, p = 0.002), and a weak, positive relationship between internet use duration and MS (r = 0.169, p = 0.001).Conclusions This study underscores the potential of the metaverse in nursing, revealing that nurses are optimistic about its application in patient education and virtual care. We recommend the development of specialized training programs to equip nurses with the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively utilize the metaverse in healthcare settings.
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12912-024-02048-y
dc.identifier.issn1472-6955
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.pmid38898460
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85196423053
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-02048-y
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/5134
dc.identifier.volume23
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001250984600002
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBmc
dc.relation.ispartofBmc Nursing
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250323
dc.titleNurses' knowledge of, attitudes towards and awareness of the metaverse, and their future time perspectives: a cross-sectional study
dc.typeArticle

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