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Virtual reality training significantly improves cognitive, technical, and psychomotor skills in healthcare professionals, matching or surpassing traditional methods, though data on long-term clinical outcomes remains limited. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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The aim is to analyze the evidence regarding the effectiveness of virtual reality on healthcare professionals' performance and training.

June 7, 2026Anales Médicos de la Asociación Médica del Centro Médico ABCOpen Access

Virtual reality in the performance of healthcare professionals

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The aim is to analyze the evidence regarding the effectiveness of virtual reality on healthcare professionals' performance and training.
Literature review conducted in PubMed and Google Scholar until August 2025.
Search terms included 'virtual reality', 'health', 'simulation-based training', and 'medical education'.
Evidence on cognitive, technical, and psychomotor skill improvements was assessed.
VR significantly enhances cognitive, technical, and psychomotor skills in healthcare professionals (students and practitioners).
Increases in knowledge acquisition, reduced procedure completion time, improved protocol adherence, and enhanced satisfaction and self-confidence were reported.
The evidence suggests VR often matches or surpasses traditional training methods but reflects methodological limitations in available studies.

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Literature review analyzes VR's effectiveness in enhancing performance and training among healthcare professionals, indicating significance for education.

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Sanchez-Villalon et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a250a0b7def13d035e1a5cc https://doi.org/10.24875/amh.m26000152

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Literature review analyzes VR's effectiveness in enhancing performance and training among healthcare professionals, indicating significance for education.

Virtual reality in the performance of healthcare professionals

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