Upskilling health and care workers withs augmented and virtual reality: protocol for a realist review to develop an evidence-informed programme theory.

This academic paper studies the usage of augmented reality and virtual reality technologies in training activities to upskill health and care providers. It focuses on refining the theory around the usage of this technology in training activities, with specific attention to what facilitates or constrains its usage, as well as how, for whom, and to what extent it works. The methodology used is a realist and meta-narrative evidence synthesis, reviewing international academic literature on AR and VR usage in health and care training settings. The majority of the literature included is from the United States.