Effectiveness of Virtual Reality in Nursing Education: Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Virtual reality (VR) is the use of computer technology to create an interactive three-dimensional (3D) world, which gives users a sense of spatial presence. In nursing education, VR has been used to help optimize teaching and learning processes.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of VR in nursing education in the areas of knowledge, skills, satisfaction, confidence, and performance time.

Methods

We conducted a meta-analysis of the effectiveness of VR in nursing education based on the Cochrane methodology. An electronic literature search using the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, and CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), up to December 2019 was conducted to identify studies that

SUBMITTER: Chen FQ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7525398 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature