The Effect of Virtual Reality on Preoperative Anxiety: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Literature Search
2.2. Study Selection
2.3. Data Extraction and Risk of Bias Assessment
2.4. Data Synthesis and Meta-Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Description of Studies
3.2. Preoperative Anxiety Score
3.3. Satisfaction and Behavior Disturbance
3.4. Risk of Bias
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Author | Sample Size (VR/Control) | Age | Anxiety Measure | Surgery | |
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VR | Control | ||||
Bekelis 2017 [21] | 64/63 | 57.3 | 53.4 | APAIS | Craniotomy or spine surgery |
Dehghan 2019 [22] | 20/20 | 7.35 | YPAS | Abdominal surgery | |
Eijlers 2019 [23] | 94/97 | 8.3 | 7.5 | mYPAS | Maxillofacial, dental, Ear-Nose-Throat surgery |
Haisley 2020 [24] | 26/26 | 65.5 | 61.5 | NRS | Minimally invasive foregut |
Noben 2019 [25] | 49/48 | 32.6 | 33.12 | VAS | Cesarean delivery |
Robertson 2017 [26] | 20/20 | 47 | HADS | Arthroscopic knee surgery | |
Ryu 2017 [27] | 34/35 | 6 | 6 | mYPAS | Elective surgery |
Ryu 2018 [28] | 34/35 | 5 | 6 | mYPAS | Elective day surgery |
Ryu 2019 [29] | 41/39 | 6 | 6 | mYPAS | Elective surgery |
Yang 2019 [30] | 24/24 | 32.5 | 38.0 | APAIS | Arthroscopic knee surgery |
Variables | Univariate | Multivariate | ||||
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OR | 95% CI | p Value | OR | 95% CI | p Value | |
Age | 0.00 | −0.02 to 0.02 | 0.97 | |||
Female | 2.07 | 0.46 to 3.69 | 0.01 | 1.63 | 0.21 to 3.05 | 0.02 |
Sample size | 0.00 | −0.01 to 0.01 | 0.82 | |||
Publication year | 0.39 | 0.03 to 0.75 | 0.03 | 0.28 | −0.03 to 0.58 | 0.07 |
Pediatric | −0.15 | −1.09 to 0.80 | 0.76 |
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Koo, C.-H.; Park, J.-W.; Ryu, J.-H.; Han, S.-H. The Effect of Virtual Reality on Preoperative Anxiety: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. J. Clin. Med. 2020, 9, 3151. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9103151
Koo C-H, Park J-W, Ryu J-H, Han S-H. The Effect of Virtual Reality on Preoperative Anxiety: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2020; 9(10):3151. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9103151
Chicago/Turabian StyleKoo, Chang-Hoon, Jin-Woo Park, Jung-Hee Ryu, and Sung-Hee Han. 2020. "The Effect of Virtual Reality on Preoperative Anxiety: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials" Journal of Clinical Medicine 9, no. 10: 3151. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9103151