Extended Reality Interventions for Health and Procedural Anxiety: Panoramic Meta-Analysis Based on Overviews of Reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Extended reality (XR) technologies are increasingly being used to reduce health and procedural anxieties. The global effectiveness of these interventions is uncertain, and there is a lack of understanding of how patient outcomes might vary between different contexts and modalities.

Objective

This research used panoramic meta-analysis to synthesize evidence across the diverse clinical contexts in which XR is used to address common outcomes of health and procedural anxiety.

Methods

Review-level evidence was obtained from 4 databases (MEDLINE, Embase, APA PsycINFO, and Epistemonikos) from the beginning of 2013 until May 30, 2023. Reviews that performed meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials relating to patient-directed XR interventions for health and pr

SUBMITTER: Arthur T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11754977 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature