Why the study?
Anxiety and pain linked to cardiac procedures worsen outcomes and satisfaction, but the effectiveness of virtual reality compared with standard care for these issues required systematic evaluation.
Does virtual reality technology reduce anxiety and pain in patients undergoing cardiac procedures compared to standard of care?
Population
Patients undergoing cardiac procedures in randomized controlled trials
Comparison
Virtual reality technology vs standard of care
Design
Systematic review and meta-analysis protocol of RCTs
Authors
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Protocol may guide VR adoption for procedural anxiety; leaves open its efficacy pending completed synthesis.
Does virtual reality technology reduce anxiety and pain in patients undergoing cardiac procedures compared to standard of care?
This is a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the effectiveness of virtual reality in reducing anxiety and pain during cardiac procedures.
Bashir et al. (2023) studied this question.
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