Virtual reality as a distraction intervention to relieve pain and distress during medical procedures: a comprehensive literature review

P Indovina, D Barone, L Gallo, A Chirico… - The Clinical journal …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: This review aims to provide a framework for evaluating the utility of virtual reality
(VR) as a distraction intervention to alleviate pain and distress during medical procedures …

Use of virtual reality in managing paediatric procedural pain and anxiety: An integrative literature review

S Addab, R Hamdy, K Thorstad… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aims This integrative review aimed to identify, analyse and synthesise studies investigating
the clinical efficacy of virtual reality (VR) distraction for children undergoing varying painful …

Healthcare in metaverse: A survey on current metaverse applications in healthcare

G Bansal, K Rajgopal, V Chamola, Z Xiong… - Ieee …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed several limitations of existing healthcare systems.
Thus, there is a surge in healthcare innovation and new business models using computer …

Virtual reality reduces pain in laboring women: a randomized controlled trial

MS Wong, BMR Spiegel… - American journal of …, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
Objective Virtual reality (VR) represents a potential method for easing labor pain and in
nonpregnant patients has been shown to achieve similar or greater analgesia than …

Virtual reality applications to assist pregnant women: a scoping review

S Hajesmaeel-Gohari, F Sarpourian… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Virtual reality (VR) is a computer technology that simulates the real world to
allow users to communicate with a similar but artificial environment. VR technologies can be …

Effect of virtual reality and music therapy on the physiologic parameters of pregnant women and fetuses and on anxiety levels: A randomized controlled trial

F Estrella‐Juarez, M Requena‐Mullor… - Journal of Midwifery …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Anxiety negatively affects pregnant women and their fetuses. It can cause
misleading test readings in electronic fetal monitoring, affect the duration of the first stage of …

High-risk pregnant women's experiences of the receiving prenatal care in COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study

K Mirzakhani, NJ Shoorab, A Akbari… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Women with high-risk pregnancies are among the most vulnerable groups that
require additional precautionary measures against the spread of COVID-19 plus receiving …

The effect of using virtual reality during breast biopsy on pain and anxiety: A randomized controlled trial

D Karaman, N Taşdemir - Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Virtual reality (VR) is a nonpharmacological method used in healthcare settings.
This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of distraction through VR on pain and …

Non-pharmacological anxiety reduction with immersive virtual reality for first-trimester dilation and curettage: a pilot study

A Sridhar, Z Shiliang, R Woodson… - The European journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives Most women experience moderate to severe pain during first-trimester surgical
termination of pregnancy despite the application of various analgesic techniques. Studies …

Immersive virtual reality on childbirth experience for women: a randomized controlled trial

EG Carus, N Albayrak, HM Bildirici… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2022 - Springer
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of immersive virtual reality (VR) on patient
satisfaction as a distractive tool and pain relief among laboring women. Methods This was a …