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Virtual reality orientation could be used to acquaint them with the intensive care unit environment.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Purpose<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To examine the acceptability and feasibility of virtual reality orientation compared with standard orientation for visitors to an intensive care unit.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this prospective, within-subject experimental design study, visitors underwent a 3-minute virtual reality orientation and completed a survey about the feasibility (feasibility of intervention measure) and acceptability (acceptability of intervention measure) of the virtual reality intensive care unit orientation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>No significant difference was found between the mean (SD) total feasibility of intervention measure scores for the standard orientation versus the virtual reality orientation (13.0 [2.57] vs 13.3 [2.19], P = .44). In addition, no significant difference was found between the mean (SD) total acceptability of intervention measure scores for the standard orientation versus the virtual reality orientation (12.0 [3.07] vs 11.9 [4.06], P = .90). Eleven of the 30 participants (37%) experienced dizziness while undergoing the virtual reality orientation, with 9 rating it as mild, 1 as moderate, and 1 as severe.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this pilot study, virtual reality was found to be an acceptable and feasible orientation tool for visitors to the intensive care unit. 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