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are also promising solutions to the problem of health personnel According to research:
shortage. It is envisaged that integrating these existing applica-
tions with the Metaverse universe will save money through effi- • In December 2019, at St George's Hospital in the United King-
cient work, reducing the workload and ensuring the optimal level dom, it was observed that the anxiety of the patients who had
of time spent with patients. the surgery was significantly reduced by using VR (virtual real-
ity) glasses in surgeries that did not require anesthesia. 80% of
In telemedicine, instead of 2-dimensional interviews over screen patients reported feeling less pain with virtual reality, and 73%
images, interviews made by evaluating data collected from in- said their anxiety decreased.4
teractive, wearable devices and other sources in a three-dimen- • According to the Harvard Business Review, it has been found
sional environment offer a more advanced experience for pa- that virtual reality (VR) training increases surgical performance
tients and doctors than telemedicine. The irresistible attraction by 230% compared to regular training.4
of the Metaverse in terms of health is that the virtual objects • In addition, according to the research conducted again, it has
in the Metaverse contain many data about themselves. In the been determined that they are 20% faster and more accurate in
Metaverse, if we are talking about the patient's digital twin, we performing surgical procedures on average.4
are talking about a virtual twin of the patient with all the health
data. All data affecting the person’s health, including all patient References:
electronic health records, physical information, psychological 1.https://digipeakagency.com/blog/metaverse-saglik-sektorunde-nasil-rol-oynar/
status, genetic information, social factors, environmental fac- 2. https://www.saglikteknoloji.com/saglikta-metaverse-neleri-degistirecek/
tors, wearable devices, and other sources, can be collected in 3.https://medimagazin.com.tr/hekim/hacettepe-ameliyat-ve-tip-egiti-
minde-metaverse-evrenine-gecti-100326
real-time. 4. https://sagligasesver.com/saglik-ve-teknoloji/metaverse/