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How institutional logics shape the adoption of virtual reality in mental health care: A qualitative study

Morten D Terkildsen; Stina Bollerup; Camilla Palmhøj; Lotte G Jensen; Stina Lou;

Objective
To analyse institutional logics’ role in adopting virtual reality in mental health care.

Methods
Data were collected via qualitative, semi-structured interviews with four frontline staff and seven administrative and service staff, two focus group interviews with three frontline staff and four administrative and service staff, and via participant observation in meetings between stakeholders working on virtual reality. Data were collected from May 2021 to February 2022, analysed using thematic analysis, and theoretically driven by the framework of Institutional logics.

Results
We identified two different forms of institutional logics being drawn upon by frontline staff and administrative and service staff, respectively, when working with the adoption of virtual reality in mental health care. Frontline staff drew mainly on a Professional logic; administrative and service staff drew on a Diffusion logic. Each logic defined a unique focal point, causal pathway, and perceptions of a meaningful adoption process for virtual reality.

Conclusions
By taking institutional logics as our theoretical and analytical point of departure, this study demonstrates how the meaning of virtual reality and its adoption in mental health care is grounded in multiple and sometimes conflicting institutional logics. Acknowledging the existence and influence of often multiple institutional logics in the adoption process is crucial to guide the future adoption of virtual reality in mental health care. Organising collaborative venues for stakeholders where their multiple institutional logics are made the subject of joint reflection is essential to counter frictions.

How institutional logics shape the adoption of virtual reality in mental health care: A qualitative study

Udgivelsesform Videnskabelige artikler
År 2024
Udgiver Digital Health
ISBN/ISSN 2055-2076
Længde 11 sider

Kontaktperson

Morten D. Terkildsen

Morten D. Terkildsen

+45 7841 4358

morter@rm.dk

Forfattere

Morten D. Terkildsen; Stina Bollerup; Camilla Palmhøj Nielsen; Lotte Groth Jensen; Stina Lou