School of Nursing & Midwifery Annual Report 2018

Translating Evidence & Innovation for Health

Selected References:

Saab, M. M., Landers, M., Cooke, E., Murphy, D., & Hegarty, J. (2018) Feasibility and usability of a virtual reality intervention to enhance men’s awareness of testicular disorders (E-MAT). Virtual Reality. https://doi. org/10.1007/s10055-018-0368-x. Saab, M. M., Landers, M., Cooke, E., Murphy, D., Davoren, M., & Hegarty, J. (2018). Enhancing men’s awareness of testicular disorders (E-MAT) using a virtual reality intervention: A pre-post pilot study. Nursing Research, 67(5), 349-358. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pubmed/30059354. The Irish Examiner published an article: https:// www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/ucc- study-shows-virtual-reality-can-make-men-aware-of- testicular-cancer-risk-887914.html

E-MAT is a novel and user friendly virtual reality intervention aimed to Enhance Men’s Awareness of Testicular Disorders. E-MAT was successful in improving men’s knowledge of common testicular diseases and increasing their willingness to seek help for testicular symptoms.

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Above: The 3D models used to represent the testes in the first level of the E-MAT intervention

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