Virtual Reality Applications in Medicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Virtual reality can play an important role during the COVID-19 pandemic in the health care sector. This technology has the potential to supplement the traditional in-hospital medical training and treatment, and may increase access to training and therapies in various health care settings.

Objective

This systematic review aimed to describe the literature on health care-targeted virtual reality applications during the COVID-19 crisis.

Methods

We conducted a systematic search of the literature on the PsycINFO, Web of Science, and MEDLINE databases, according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines. The search string was as follows: "[(virtual reality)] AND [(COVID-19) OR (coronavirus) OR (SARS-CoV-2) OR (healthcare)

SUBMITTER: Pallavicini F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9605086 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature