Efficacy of virtual reality for pain relief in medical procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Effective pain control is crucial to optimise the success of medical procedures. Immersive virtual reality (VR) technology could offer an effective non-invasive, non-pharmacological option to distract patients and reduce their experience of pain. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Immersive virtual reality (VR) technology in reducing patient's pain perception during various medical procedures by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods

We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL, CINAHL, and SIGLE until December 2022 for all randomised clinical trials (RCT) evaluating any type of VR in patients undergoing any medical procedure. We conducted a random effect meta-analysis summarising standardised mean differences (SMD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI).

SUBMITTER: Teh JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10865524 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature