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September 12, 2025BMJ Open Respiratory ResearchOpen Access

Virtual reality in adults with respiratory diseases experiencing dyspnoea: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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JWJohan WormserCRChristophe RomanetMCMarine CachanadoSorbonne Université

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Implication

Systematic review and meta-analysis finds virtual reality's uncertain impact on dyspnoea, exercise capacity, and quality of life.

Key Points

  • No significant differences were found in dyspnoea among adults with respiratory diseases using virtual reality intervention.
  • In a meta-analysis, 224 participants showed an effect size of 0.02 for dyspnoea, indicating no improvement.
  • A systematic search for controlled trials was performed across multiple databases, assessing various virtual reality methods.
  • The findings highlight the uncertainty surrounding virtual reality's effectiveness, emphasizing the need for more rigorous studies.

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Wormser et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d44b3831b076d99fa54ae3https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2024-002722
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