V-Mart, a Virtual Reality Grocery Store: A Focus Group Study of a Promising Intervention for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Charles E LevyShivashankar Halan

Abstract

This study examined the potential usability, relevance, and acceptability of V-Mart, a virtual reality grocery store as an assessment and intervention tool for veterans with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Six focus groups were conducted over a two-year period to assess perceptions from three key stakeholders: therapists, veterans with neither mTBI nor PTSD, and veterans with mTBI with or without PTSD (mTBI/PTSD). The System Usability Scale (SUS) was applied as an objective measure of usability. Transcripts from the six focus groups were subjected to thematic analyses using the constant, comparative method. The focus groups indicated that V-Mart was perceived as highly usable, relevant, and acceptable. Early technical problems were resolved satisfactorily. Therapists indicated that they would use an application such as V-Mart if it were available. The veterans with neither mTBI nor PTSD felt it was realistic and likely to be useful, as did the veterans with mTBI/PTSD. SUS mean follow-up scores ranged from 71.4-86.0, surpassing the threshold for acceptable usability in health care settings. Focus group and SUS data indicate that the V-Mart has great potential as an assessment tool and intervention for veterans with mTBI/PTSD...Continue Reading

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