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Health Research in Second Life: From Idea to Virtual Reality
Brielle Coronet Medical Librarian
2010 Research Award MLA/Hospital Libraries Section
This research project has been partially funded with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under
Contract No. NO1-LM-6-3501 with New York University
What is Health Literacy?
Health Literacy is about being able to:• Read
• Understand
• Act
The Situation
Why address HL?
Before the IRB Harvest: Planting Seeds
2007
2008
2009
2010+
The IRB Experience
• Idea
• Research
• 1st timers tips
• Solo or team effort?
• Support system
• Realistic Goals
• The IRB application
• Gift of time
After the IRB Green Light:Potential Obstacles
Cartoon…firewall…$
Closed minds (cartoon) IT: firewalls, company policies…can seem like a invisible force field
• Friend your VP/manager/supervisor---they might open shut doors
• Upgraded PC & graphics card
• Huge 22” monitor
• Websense disabled & given free reign to internet access
Cost: Virtual & Real $$ Budget & Funding
• Internal costs (SL): items, textures, scripts
• External costs: webmaster, graphics card, memory
• Time: presentations, publications, promoting
• Personal investment: time, equipment, internet
• Funding: company budget, grants, personal
IRB PROJECT IDEA: Can interactive games in a virtual world (Second Life) improve health literacy?
Heart attack
Stroke
Medical terminology
Breaking Ground
Project Team
Skills
Materials
Tools: scripts, survey links
Networking
Location, location location!
Build it …and they will come? Marketing strategies:
• Professional groups
• Blog
• SL events
• Profile pick
• RL Library website
• RL publications
• Presentations (consumer level & professional)
• Awards & Recognition
Lessons Learned Demand more time & attention than you planned Assess needed skills before jumping off the IRB cliff Be prepared: learn & skill build before not after IRB
approval It’s ok to ask for help (inworld & out) Take advantage of work time access Budget: institutions/companies think “everything is
free” on the internet, including SL & may not understand virtual setup costs = real $• Establish a research budget prior to IRB
Preliminary Study Results
> 400 participants (10 months) 36% took survey (SurveyMonkey) Demographics
• Age
• Gender
• Education Key Study Questions
• Learn any new information?
• Will information be useful for future health care decisions?