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SynthesisJournal of medical Internet research2020

Effectiveness of Virtual Reality in Nursing Education: Meta-Analysis.

Feng-Qin Chen, Yu-Fei Leng, Jian-Feng Ge, Dan-Wen Wang, Cheng Li, Bin Chen, Zhi-Ling Sun

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readMeta-Analysis
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Synthesis in Journal of medical Internet research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 144 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06918600 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of Exercises for Early Mobilization With Virtual Reality Application on Patients Undergoing Open Heart Surgery

TypeinterventionalSponsorIstanbul UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled150ConditionsEarly Mobilization, Open-heart Surgery, Virtual RealityArmsVirtual Reality-Supported Early Mobilization Program
NCT07008625 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of Virtual Reality Application on Anxiety and Milk Quantity in Mothers Who Milk Their Babies by Milking

TypeinterventionalSponsorMarmara UniversityRan2025 to 2025Enrolled32ConditionsHuman Milk, Breast MilkArmsvirtual reality glasses, routine care
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Feng-Qin Chen *School of Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9794-7107
Yu-Fei Leng *School of Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8316-127X
Jian-Feng GeSchool of Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9050-4285
Dan-Wen WangSchool of Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1320-8153
Cheng LiSchool of Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0159-7294
Bin ChenSchool of Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5185-4995
Zhi-Ling SunSchool of Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5863-4802

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVirtual reality (VR) is the use of computer technology to create an interactive three-dimensional (3D) world, which gives users a sense of spatial presence. In nursing education, VR has been used to help optimize teaching and learning processes.

objectiveThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of VR in nursing education in the areas of knowledge, skills, satisfaction, confidence, and performance time.

methodsWe conducted a meta-analysis of the effectiveness of VR in nursing education based on the Cochrane methodology. An electronic literature search using the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, and CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), up to December 2019 was conducted to identify studies that reported the effectiveness of VR on knowledge, skills, satisfaction, confidence, and performance time. The study selection and data extraction were carried out by two independent reviewers. The methodological quality of the selected studies was determined using the Cochrane criteria for risk-of-bias assessment.

resultsA total of 12 studies, including 821 participants, were selected for the final analysis. We found that VR was more effective than the control conditions in improving knowledge (standard mean difference [SMD]=0.58, 95% CI 0.41-0.75, P<.001, I

conclusionsThe results of this study suggest that VR can effectively improve knowledge in nursing education, but it was not more effective than other education methods in areas of skills, satisfaction, confidence, and performance time. Further rigorous studies with a larger sample size are warranted to confirm these results.

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Education, NursingVirtual RealityFemaleHumansMalemeta-analysisnursing educationvirtual reality

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PMID32930664
PMCPMC7525398

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