Awareness of environmental control is considered a significant influence on the performance of asthma self-management behaviors, which are involved in maintaining effective asthma control. This study aimed to investigate whether immersive virtual reality (VR) education is effective in environmental control education for asthmatic children in Korea. Thirty asthmatic children aged 9 to 13 years with aeroallergen sensitization were enrolled. Environmental control education for asthmatic participants was performed using immersive VR (VR group) or conventional leaflets provided by asthma specialists (control group). Five questionnaires, on awareness of environmental control, memory, assessment of intent to act, a satisfaction test, and an Asthma Control Test (ACT), were used to estimate the effects of education. The scores for awareness of environmental control, memory, and intent to act significantly increased after education in both groups, and the scores remained high until 4 weeks after education. Both groups’ ACT scores were consistently high before and 4 weeks after education. Satisfaction scores were very high in the VR group. The increased scores in awareness of environmental control and intent to act indicate that the environmental control education using VR is worthy of attention as an effective educational tool for asthma management. Further developed techniques, including active environmental interventions by participants in VR, could be applied to effective asthma management.

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韩国哮喘儿童使用沉浸式虚拟现实进行环境管理教育：一项随机对照研究（二次出版）

环境控制意识被认为对哮喘自我管理行为的表现有显着影响，这些行为与维持有效的哮喘控制有关。本研究旨在调查沉浸式虚拟现实 (VR) 教育在韩国哮喘儿童的环境控制教育中是否有效。招募了 30 名 9 至 13 岁的气敏性哮喘儿童。使用沉浸式 VR（VR 组）或哮喘专家提供的常规传单（对照组）对哮喘参与者进行环境控制教育。五份关于环境控制意识、记忆力、行动意图评估、满意度测试和哮喘控制测试（ACT）的问卷被用来评估教育的效果。两组在环境控制意识、记忆力和行动意图方面的得分在教育后均显着提高，并且在教育后4周之前得分一直保持在较高水平。两组的 ACT 分数在教育前和教育后 4 周都一直很高。VR 组的满意度得分非常高。环境控制意识和行动意愿得分的增加表明，使用 VR 进行的环境控制教育作为哮喘管理的有效教育工具值得关注。进一步开发的技术，包括 VR 参与者的积极环境干预，可以应用于有效的哮喘管理。两组的 ACT 分数在教育前和教育后 4 周都一直很高。VR 组的满意度得分非常高。环境控制意识和行动意愿得分的增加表明，使用 VR 进行的环境控制教育作为哮喘管理的有效教育工具值得关注。进一步开发的技术，包括 VR 参与者的积极环境干预，可以应用于有效的哮喘管理。两组的 ACT 分数在教育前和教育后 4 周都一直很高。VR 组的满意度得分非常高。环境控制意识和行动意愿得分的增加表明，使用 VR 进行的环境控制教育作为哮喘管理的有效教育工具值得关注。进一步开发的技术，包括 VR 参与者的积极环境干预，可以应用于有效的哮喘管理。