A Mixed Scoping and Narrative Review of Immersive Technologies Applied to Patients for Pain, Anxiety, and Distress in Radiology and Radiotherapy.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Pain, anxiety, and distress are common yet frequently insufficiently managed issues for patients undergoing radiology and radiotherapy procedures. Immersive technologies, including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR), are emerging as innovative non-pharmacological approaches to alleviate such burdens through engaging interventions. This review, combining scoping and narrative methodologies, seeks to examine the current application, efficacy, and integration of these technologies to enhance patient care and wellbeing within diagnostic and oncological environments. Methods: Employing a mixed scoping and narrative review approach, this study conducted a systematic search of PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, and Web of Science databas

SUBMITTER: Lastrucci A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12428699 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature