早期发现癌症并提供适当的治疗可以提高癌症治愈率并减少与癌症相关的死亡。早期发现需要提高各个医疗机构的癌症筛查质量，并通过各个领域的定制教育来增强卫生专业人员的能力。然而，在COVID-19大流行期间，教育基础设施的地区差异出现，教育的可及性受到限制。对解决这些问题的远程癌症教育服务的需求有所增加，在这项研究中，我们认为医学元宇宙是满足这些需求的潜在手段。 2022年，我们使用为医疗专业人员虚拟培训而开发的元界教育中心，远程培训放射技术人员进行乳腺X线摄影定位。本研究旨在调查元界教育中心子平台的用户体验以及与持续性培训意向相关的因素。重点关注远程乳腺X线定位培训项目中子平台的使用案例。我们在2022年7月至12月期间进行了多中心、横断面调查。我们进行了描述性分析来检验元界教育中心的用户体验和逻辑回归分析明确与持续使用子平台意图密切相关的因素。此外，还使用补充开放式问题来获取用户反馈，以改进元界教育中心。对 192 名韩国参与者（男性参与者：n=16，8.3%；女性参与者：n=176，91.7%）的回答进行了分析。大多数参与者对元界教育中心感到满意（178/192，92.7%），并希望未来继续使用该子平台（157/192，81.8%）。不到一半的参与者（85/192，44.3%）在佩戴该设备时没有困难。 Logistic回归分析结果显示，持续使用的意愿与满意度（调整后的比值比3.542，95% CI 1.037-12.097；P=.04）、沉浸感（调整后的比值比2.803，95% CI 1.201-6.539；P=.04）相关。 02），并且佩戴该装置没有困难（调整后的比值比 2.020，95% CI 1.004-4.062；P=.049）。然而，持续使用的意图与兴趣（调整后的比值比 0.736，95% CI 0.303-1.789；P=.50）或感知的易用性（调整后的比值比 1.284，95% CI 0.614-2.685；P=.50）无关。 51）。根据定性反馈，元界教育中心在癌症教育方面是有用的，但设备的佩戴体验以及内容的类型和质量仍有待改进。我们的结果表明，元界教育中心通过关注以下方面提供了积极的用户体验：子平台在远程乳腺X线摄影定位培训项目中的使用案例。我们的结果还表明，提高用户的满意度和沉浸感并确保佩戴设备没有困难可能会增强他们继续使用子平台的意愿。©Sunghak Kim、Timothy Jung、Dae Kyung Sohn、Mina Suh、Yoon Jung Chang。最初发表于《医学互联网研究杂志》(https://www.jmir.org)，2024 年 7 月 15 日。

Early detection of cancer and provision of appropriate treatment can increase the cancer cure rate and reduce cancer-related deaths. Early detection requires improving the cancer screening quality of each medical institution and enhancing the capabilities of health professionals through tailored education in each field. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, regional disparities in educational infrastructure emerged, and educational accessibility was restricted. The demand for remote cancer education services to address these issues has increased, and in this study, we considered medical metaverses as a potential means of meeting these needs. In 2022, we used Metaverse Educational Center, developed for the virtual training of health professionals, to train radiologic technologists remotely in mammography positioning.This study aims to investigate the user experience of the Metaverse Educational Center subplatform and the factors associated with the intention for continuous use by focusing on cases of using the subplatform in a remote mammography positioning training project.We conducted a multicenter, cross-sectional survey between July and December 2022. We performed a descriptive analysis to examine the Metaverse Educational Center user experience and a logistic regression analysis to clarify factors closely related to the intention to use the subplatform continuously. In addition, a supplementary open-ended question was used to obtain feedback from users to improve Metaverse Educational Center.Responses from 192 Korean participants (male participants: n=16, 8.3%; female participants: n=176, 91.7%) were analyzed. Most participants were satisfied with Metaverse Educational Center (178/192, 92.7%) and wanted to continue using the subplatform in the future (157/192, 81.8%). Less than half of the participants (85/192, 44.3%) had no difficulty in wearing the device. Logistic regression analysis results showed that intention for continuous use was associated with satisfaction (adjusted odds ratio 3.542, 95% CI 1.037-12.097; P=.04), immersion (adjusted odds ratio 2.803, 95% CI 1.201-6.539; P=.02), and no difficulty in wearing the device (adjusted odds ratio 2.020, 95% CI 1.004-4.062; P=.049). However, intention for continuous use was not associated with interest (adjusted odds ratio 0.736, 95% CI 0.303-1.789; P=.50) or perceived ease of use (adjusted odds ratio 1.284, 95% CI 0.614-2.685; P=.51). According to the qualitative feedback, Metaverse Educational Center was useful in cancer education, but the experience of wearing the device and the types and qualities of the content still need to be improved.Our results demonstrate the positive user experience of Metaverse Educational Center by focusing on cases of using the subplatform in a remote mammography positioning training project. Our results also suggest that improving users' satisfaction and immersion and ensuring the lack of difficulty in wearing the device may enhance their intention for continuous use of the subplatform.©Sunghak Kim, Timothy Jung, Dae Kyung Sohn, Mina Suh, Yoon Jung Chang. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (https://www.jmir.org), 15.07.2024.