Using Virtual Reality for Patients With Gastrointestinal Disease

安慰剂比较：Standard Practice

Patients and families will be shown images of their endoscopic procedure per standard practice.

其他：Standard Practice

Patients and families will receive handouts with printed images of their endoscopic findings, as per standard practice at Boston Children's Hospital.

实验性的：Virtual Reality

Patients and families will be showed the results of their endoscopic procedure via a virtual reality application called HealthVoyager, in addition to standard practice images.

其他：HealthVoyager

HealthVoyager is a virtual reality application that allows providers to create customized representations for patients and share the results of endoscopic procedures via an interactive platform. The app can show both normal and abnormal endoscopic findings and anatomy. Families will also receive a web link so that they may access the procedure results via the app at home on their smartphone or tablet.

Patient and family knowledge, understanding, and satisfaction

Our study will measure the levels of patient and family engagement using a survey designed specifically for the study. The survey is at a roughly 3rd grade reading level and includes approximately 10 questions with answers on a Likert scale. The internally designed survey will specifically measure patient and family opinions on learning about the results of their procedure, as well as objective anatomical knowledge. The minimum score for each question is a 1, designating "Strongly disagree." The maximum score for each question is a 10, designating "Strongly agree." Thus, higher scores represent better outcomes.

Longitudinal Medication Adherence

Medication Adherence will be assessed via retrospective chart review and medication refill data.

Longitudinal Readmission Rate

Readmission rates will be measured via retrospective chart review and hospital admission data.

Patient Satisfaction Scale

The Patient Satisfaction Scale (Hojat et al., 2011) will be used to measure patient satisfaction. The Patient Satisfaction Scale is a validated survey with 10 questions. Respondents can answer 1 through 7 for each question. 1 represents "Strongly Disagree" while 7 represents "Strongly Agree." Higher score represent better outcomes in this scale.

Client Satisfaction Questionnaire

The Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (Larsen et al., 1979) will measure client satisfaction. The questionnaire has 8 questions with 4 possible answers for each question. A 4 represents the best possible outcome; a 1 represents the worst possible outcome.