Table 3 Benefits and drawbacks of VR use...

Table 3

Benefits and drawbacks of VR use by neurodivergent individuals

		Mdn	SD	W	p	R_rb
Benefits	VR has the potential to benefit individuals	6	6	666	<0.001*	1
	VR can offer unique experiences in comparison to other methods of care	6	5.74	659	<0.001*	0.98
	VR can help individuals learn and practice real world skills	6	5.76	584	<0.001*	0.96
	VR can create safe and controlled environments	6.5	6.06	586	<0.001*	0.97
	VR can create realistic and immersive experiences	6	5.92	612	<0.001*	0.94
	VR can improve engagement and motivation	6	5.59	567	<0.001*	0.90
Drawbacks
	VR could increase accidents or injuries	5	5.37	491	<0.001*	0.86
	and neurodivergent Individuals would distrust its use	5	5.13	495	<0.001*	0.77
	VR could be disorienting	5	4.77	325	0.005*	0.60
	VR is too expensive	5	4.64	283	0.021*	0.50
	VR could be stress inducing	4	3.88	163	0.756	−0.07
	VR could increase feelings of loneliness	4	4.03	110	0.88	0.04

		Mdn	SD	W	p	R_rb
Benefits	VR has the potential to benefit individuals	6	6	666	<0.001*	1
	VR can offer unique experiences in comparison to other methods of care	6	5.74	659	<0.001*	0.98
	VR can help individuals learn and practice real world skills	6	5.76	584	<0.001*	0.96
	VR can create safe and controlled environments	6.5	6.06	586	<0.001*	0.97
	VR can create realistic and immersive experiences	6	5.92	612	<0.001*	0.94
	VR can improve engagement and motivation	6	5.59	567	<0.001*	0.90
Drawbacks
	VR could increase accidents or injuries	5	5.37	491	<0.001*	0.86
	and neurodivergent Individuals would distrust its use	5	5.13	495	<0.001*	0.77
	VR could be disorienting	5	4.77	325	0.005*	0.60
	VR is too expensive	5	4.64	283	0.021*	0.50
	VR could be stress inducing	4	3.88	163	0.756	−0.07
	VR could increase feelings of loneliness	4	4.03	110	0.88	0.04

Note(s): Two-tailed Wilcoxon one-sample test against the neutral point (4) on a 7-point Likert scale (1 = Strongly disagree, 7 = Strongly agree). For Benefits items, scores significantly higher than 4 indicate endorsement of potential benefits. For Drawbacks items, scores significantly higher than 4 indicate recognition of potential concerns

* = significant at <0.05 level. Mdn = Median, SD = Standard deviation, p = statistical significance. R_rb = rank biserial correlations

Items were ranked in descending order of highest to lowest rank biserial correlation scores

Source(s): Author’s work

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