WITHIN TOUCHING DISTANCE brings together artistic & technological innovation to explore how arts-based therapeutic content can be combined with XR.

触手可及的距离汇聚了艺术

• 批准号: ES/Y011082/1
• 负责人: Jorge Lopes Ramos
• 金额: $ 6.53万
• 依托单位: University of Greenwich
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FY011082%2F1
• 关键词: WITHIN; TOUCHING; DISTANCE; brings; together

The rates of mental health problems and demand for mental health services are steadily growing, accelerated by COVID-19, while NHS services are not resourced to meet increasing demand. It has been shown that conscious use of expressive touch improves clinical interactions, hence, patient wellbeing, and studies report a current failure in nursing education to prioritise compassion and empathy as key skills. Addressing gaps in training and therapy provision could provide huge quality and economic benefits.WITHIN TOUCHING DISTANCE brings together artistic and technological innovation to explore how arts-based therapeutic content combined with XR technologies can provide positive mental health outcomes for patients and ensure effective training outcomes for nurses and carers. The project is patient-centred, focussing on solutions that could be applied, trialled and ultimately adopted at scale, to provide a broad economic benefit to the UK mental health sector, such as 'affective touch' training and empathy skills for nurses.We have identified a significant gap in research into immersive XR technologies towards digital mental health therapies which explore the use of haptics and touch. We have also identified a usual emphasis that prioritises technological innovation as an end in itself over participant experience and emotional impact - this is where this innovative project as a unique combination of arts and technological approach will realign priorities to place the patient's emotional experience front and centre. We will benefit from Greenwich partner ZU-UK's expertise and invaluable input as a disabled-led producing arts company in the field of experiential performance.Former NHS nurse, and Professor of Healthcare Simulation and Workforce Development, Sharon Weldon said "Within Touching Distance is a perfect example of the power art has to push the limits of healthcare simulation and make healthcare professionals think beyond their own reality. The use of technology and touch to raise the importance of empathy is a powerful way of bringing the essence of what care is back to the forefront of what we do"

精神健康问题的发生率和对精神健康服务的需求正在稳步增长，而 COVID-19 加速了这种增长，而 NHS 服务却没有足够的资源来满足不断增长的需求。事实证明，有意识地使用表达性触摸可以改善临床互动，从而改善患者的健康，并且研究报告目前的护理教育未能将同情心和同理心作为关键技能。解决培训和治疗提供方面的差距可以带来巨大的质量和经济效益。《触手可及的距离》汇集了艺术和技术创新，探索基于艺术的治疗内容与 XR 技术相结合如何为患者提供积极的心理健康结果，并确保有效的培训结果护士和护理人员。该项目以患者为中心，重点关注可以大规模应用、试验和最终采用的解决方案，为英国心理健康部门提供广泛的经济效益，例如护士的“情感触摸”培训和同理心技能。发现沉浸式 XR 技术与探索触觉和触摸使用的数字心理健康疗法的研究存在显着差距。我们还确定了一个通常的重点，即优先考虑技术创新本身，而不是参与者的体验和情感影响——这就是这个作为艺术和技术方法的独特组合的创新项目将重新调整优先事项，将患者的情感体验放在首位和中心的地方。 。我们将受益于格林威治合作伙伴 ZU-UK 作为一家以残疾人为主导的制作艺术公司在体验式表演领域的专业知识和宝贵投入。前 NHS 护士、医疗模拟和劳动力发展教授 Sharon Weldon 表示：“在触摸距离内是一个力量艺术的完美例子必须突破医疗模拟的极限，让医疗保健专业人员超越自己的现实进行思考。利用技术和触摸来提高同理心的重要性是回归护理本质的有效方式。到我们所做的事情的最前沿”