@article{ref1,
title="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",
journal="American journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation",
year="2018",
author="Levy, Charles E. and Miller, M. David and Akande, Christiana A. and Lok, Benjamin and Marsiske, Michael and Halan, Shivashankar",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: 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). <br><br>DESIGN: 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. <br><br>RESULTS: 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. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Focus group and SUS data indicate that the V-Mart has great potential as an assessment tool and intervention for veterans with mTBI/PTSD. Further development and clinical trials are warranted.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0894-9115",
doi="10.1097/PHM.0000000000001041",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000001041"
}