ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Immersive Therapy for Improving Anxiety in Health Professionals of a Regional Hospital during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Quasi-Experimental Pilot Study.
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Acceptability, Feasibility, and Preliminary Effects of a Virtual Reality (VR) Program to Reduce Stress in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nurses
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- The effect of virtual reality technology on the intervention of mental health problems among healthcare workers: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- ICU nurses' experiences with virtual reality technology for work-related stress reduction: A qualitative study.International journal of nursing sciences · 2026Article
- The Use of Immersive Virtual Reality in Reducing Anxiety Among Emergency Healthcare Professionals.Cureus · 2026Article
- Effect of using virtual reality on fatigue and mental workload as key determinants of perceived stress in neonatal intensive care staff: A randomized controlled trial feasibility study and protocol.Nursing in critical care · 2025Article
- Feasibility, Subjective Effectiveness, and Acceptance of Short Virtual Reality Relaxation Breaks for Immediate Perceived Stress Reduction in Emergency Physicians: Single-Arm Pre-Post Intervention Study.JMIR XR and spatial computing · 2025Article
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- A multimodal group-based immersive virtual reality intervention for improving cognition and mental health in patients with post-covid-19 condition. A quasi-experimental design study.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Immersive therapy through virtual reality represents a novel strategy used in psychological interventions, but there is still a need to strengthen the evidence on its effects on health professionals’ mental health. Objective: To analyze the results of immersive therapy through virtual reality on the levels of anxiety and well-being of the health professionals working in a regional hospital in Olot (Spain). Methods: Pilot quasi-experimental study including a group of 35 female (mean age = 45.7, SD = 8.43) health professionals who undertook immersive therapy for 8 weeks. The intervention was implemented through virtual reality, and its effect on anxiety levels and well-being was evaluated through the Hamilton and Eudemon scales, respectively. Data on age, gender, active pharmacological or psychological treatment, mental health disorders and number of sessions were also collected. Results: A statistically significant (p < 0.001) improvement in anxiety and well-being was found, with large and moderate effect sizes (0.90 and 0.63 respectively). In addition, these changes were clinically significant. No significant associations were found between the improvements and the different variables, but a greater trend was identified among the group of professionals with untreated or unidentified levels of anxiety. Conclusion: This group of health professionals showed a statistically and clinically significant improvement in anxiety and well-being after the application of immersive therapy using virtual reality. Further studies with a control group are necessary to further analyze this novel intervention.
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