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This review aims to assess the effectiveness of virtual reality disaster education versus traditional education in nursing students.

July 1, 2026BMC Medical EducationOpen Access

Effectiveness of virtual reality disaster education on the performance of nursing students: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Systematic review evaluates VR disaster education impact on performance and self-efficacy in nursing students, suggesting potential benefits.

This review aims to assess the effectiveness of virtual reality disaster education versus traditional education in nursing students.
Conducted systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and non-RCTs.
Searched databases including PubMed and CINAHL for relevant studies.
Used random-effects model to pool data and assessed bias with ROBINS-I V2.
VR education significantly reduced time to complete performance by an average of 45.18 seconds (95% CI: -52.06 to -38.30).
No significant differences found in performance score (MD: -0.14; 95% CI: -1.98 to 1.70) or cognitive learning (MD: 3.56; 95% CI: -3.12 to 10.25).
Considerable heterogeneity was noted in performance scores and cognitive learning results across studies.

Madsong et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Systematic review evaluates VR disaster education impact on performance and self-efficacy in nursing students, suggesting potential benefits.