VIRTUAL REALITY APPLICATIONS DEVELOPED TO SUPPORT BREASTFEEDING: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Abstract

This study was planned to systematically examine studies involving virtual reality applications developed to support breastfeeding. Pub med, Google Scholar, Science Direct, Scopus, Web of Science, MEDLINE, Taylor Francis, YOKTEZ and Cochrane Library databases without year limitation ''virtual reality OR virtual glasses OR virtual baby education tool AND breastfeeding OR breast milk production'' and ' It was scanned using the keywords 'virtual reality OR virtual reality glasses AND breastfeeding OR breastfeeding education OR milk production'. As a result of the literature review, a total of 22.767 studies were found. Four applications that met the inclusion criteria were included in the study. Of the four applications included in the research, two were made in engineering, one in nursing and one in health. Four virtual reality applications developed to support breastfeeding were identified. These were Virtual Feed, Virtual Letdown, Virtual Baby, and VR Oxytocin Relaxation Therapy. While three applications were developed to increase the amount of postpartum milk, one application was developed as educational material. These applications were developed to teach the physiology of breastfeeding, perform oxytocin stimulation, provide breastfeeding education to healthcare personnel and mothers, and support mothers' positive breastfeeding experience. These developed virtual reality applications serve as a guide for researchers who want to work in this field in our country.

Keywords

• Breastfeeding
• virtual reality
• technology

EMZİRMEYİ DESTEKLEMEK İÇİN GELİŞTİRİLEN SANAL GERÇEKLİK UYGULAMALARI: SİSTEMATİK DERLEME

Abstract

Bu çalışma, emzirmeyi desteklemek için geliştirilen sanal gerçeklik uygulamaların içeren çalışmaların sistematik olarak incelenmesi amacıyla planlanmıştır. Yıl sınırlaması olmadan Pubmed, Google Scholar, Science Direct, Scopus, Web of Science, MEDLINE, Taylor Francis, YÖKTEZ ve Cochrane Library veri tabanları ‘’virtual reality OR virtual glasses OR virtual baby education tool AND breastfeeding OR breast milk production’’ ve ‘’ sanal gerçeklik VEYA sanal gerçeklik gözlüğü VE emzirme VEYA emzirme eğitimi VEYA süt üretimi’’ anahtar kelimelerini kullanarak taranmıştır. Literatür taraması sonucunda toplam 22.767 çalışmaya ulaşılmıştır. Dahil edilme kriterlerini karşılayan dört uygulama çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Araştırmaya dahil edilen dört uygulamanın ikisi mühendislik, biri hemşirelik ve biri sağlık alanında yapılmıştır. Emzirmeyi desteklemek için geliştirilen dört sanal gerçeklik uygulaması belirlenmiştir. Bunlar; Virtual Feed, Virtual Letdown, Virtual Baby ve VR Oksitosin Relaksasyon Terapi’dir. Üç uygulama doğum sonu süt miktarını arttırmak için geliştirilmişken, bir uygulama ise eğitim materyali olarak geliştirilmiştir. Bu uygulamalar, emzirmenin fizyolojisini öğretmek, oksitosin stimülasyonunu gerçekleştirmek, sağlık personeline ve annelere emzirme eğitimi vermek ve annelerin pozitif emzirme deneyimini desteklemek amacıyla geliştirilmiştir. Geliştirilen bu sanal gerçeklik uygulamaları ülkemizde bu alanda çalışmak isteyen araştırmacılar için rehber niteliğindedir.

Keywords

• Emzirme
• sanal gerçeklik
• teknoloji

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