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August 22, 2025

Virtual Reality in Healthcare: A Systematic Study on Patient Anxiety Reduction

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KSKumaravel SelvakumarAnna University, ChennaiSDS DivyaRashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur UniversityPRPoornima RaviCentral Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy

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Overview

Systematic review shows virtual reality lowers anxiety in patients, suggesting enhancements in healthcare delivery.

Key Points

  • Immersive virtual reality significantly reduces self-reported anxiety scores in patients undergoing medical procedures, highlighting its therapeutic potential.
  • Surveys indicate that virtual reality applications are especially effective in high-stress departments, including radiology and outpatient surgery.
  • Systematic review combined primary data collection to understand patients' and healthcare professionals' perspectives on VR use.
  • The findings emphasize practical applications and challenges in integrating virtual reality into clinical settings.

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Selvakumar et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af5bc1ad7bf08b1eadfd15https://doi.org/10.71097/ijsat.v16.i3.7295
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