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Enhancing Disaster Preparedness and Community Safety Through Virtual Simulation: A Scoping Review in Undergraduate Health Education

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dc.contributor.authorTorres-Agüero, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorArmijo-Rivera, Soledad
dc.contributor.authorVicencio-Clarke, Scarlett
dc.contributor.authorNorte, Gustavo
dc.contributor.authorHerrera, Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorLagos Cordero, Andrés
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-06T17:46:35Z
dc.date.available2026-08-06T17:46:35Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractObjectives: Disaster medicine (DM) prepares health care professionals to manage emergencies caused by significant societal disruptions. Training recent graduates and final-year students is an essential element of disaster preparedness. This review aims to examine the use of Virtual Simulation (VS) in undergraduate students' DM training. Methods: The research team searched Scopus, PubMed, WOS, and Scielo. The team followed the 6-step approach described by Mak to conduct Scoping Reviews. We identified 262 reports, and 17 articles met the inclusion criteria. We extracted and analyzed data, focusing on educational settings, professions involved, and intervention characteristics. The report followed PRISMA guidelines. Results: The implementation of VS in DM training has been geographically concentrated, with most studies focused on nursing education. Most programs use virtual reality, with limited augmented or mixed reality integration, principally in nursing students. The training focused primarily on triage, disaster preparedness, evacuation, decontamination, improving knowledge retention, self-confidence, and decision-making. Conclusions: Although VS has effectively enhanced technical skills and disaster preparedness, its use remains limited in undergraduate health education. Further research is needed to expand its application in interprofessional and non-nursing contexts, with deliberate practice principles to maximize efficiency. Integrating VS into community training can reduce costs and enhance large-scale emergency response.
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dc.identifier.citationTorres-Agüero D, Armijo- Rivera S, Vicencio-Clarke S, Norte G, Herrera E and Lagos Cordero A (2025). Enhancing Disaster Preparedness and Community Safety Through Virtual Simulation: A Scoping Review in Undergraduate Health Education. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 19, e351, 1–11 https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2025.121
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2025.121
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11447/10971
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAtribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 3.0 Chile (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 CL)
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/cl/
dc.subjectDisaster medicine
dc.subjectSimulation training
dc.subjectUndergraduate medical education
dc.subjectVirtual reality
dc.titleEnhancing Disaster Preparedness and Community Safety Through Virtual Simulation: A Scoping Review in Undergraduate Health Education
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dcterms.sourceDisaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
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