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ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

The Role of Virtual Reality as a Psychological Intervention for Mental Health Disturbances during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Review.

Muhammad Hizri Hatta, Hatta Sidi, Shalisah Sharip, Srijit Das, Suriati Mohamed Saini

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Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Virtual Reality (VR) Technology for Treatment of Mental Health Problems during COVID-19: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Muhammad Hizri HattaDepartment of Psychiatry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC), Cheras, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0003-0298-6689
Hatta SidiDepartment of Psychiatry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC), Cheras, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-5659-4149
Shalisah SharipDepartment of Psychiatry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC), Cheras, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-2130-739X
Srijit DasDepartment of Human & Clinical Anatomy, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al Khoud, Muscat 123, Oman.ORCID 0000-0001-8302-7257
Suriati Mohamed SainiDepartment of Psychiatry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC), Cheras, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-5177-7552

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic spread throughout the world and created many problems. The COVID-19 pandemic caused an increase in mortality and morbidity, including mental health problems. Around the world, the movement control order (MCO) was strictly enforced, but the spread of the infection epidemic was still rampant. The magnitude of the increase in mental health illnesses has caused many individuals to suffer. Given that face-to-face interventions are challenging to carry out during an outbreak, we need to address this critical problem through an online approach, such as virtual reality (VR). This approach is vital to helping patients deal with their existing problems in more pragmatic, practical, and customer-friendly ways. Thus, in the present review, we proposed the development of a virtual digital device for this noble purpose. Various challenges, improvements, and expectations for VR applications were outlined and discussed in this narrative review.

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COVID-19Virtual RealityHumansMental HealthPandemicsPsychosocial InterventionSARS-CoV-2COVID-19digital devicesmental health problemsvirtual reality applications

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PMID35206578
PMCPMC8872329

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