ArticleJournal of functional morphology and kinesiology2022
The Metaverse: A New Challenge for the Healthcare System: A Scoping Review.
Article in Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
38 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Virtual Horizons in Medicine: The Role of the Metaverse in Transforming Medical Education-A Qualitative Scoping Review.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the Metaverse for Teaching and Learning Pharmacology: A Mixed-Method Study.Advances in medical education and practice · 2026Article
- Facilitators and Barriers to the Implementation of Digital Health Technologies in Hospital Settings in Lower- and Middle-Income Countries Since the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- MetaRehabVerse: The Great Opportunity to Put the Person's Functioning and Participation at the Center of Healthcare.Neurorehabilitation and neural repair · 2025Review
- Metaverse for mental health disorders: Opportunities and challenges.World journal of clinical cases · 2025Article
- Metaverse technologies in acute care medical education: A scoping review.AEM education and training · 2025Article
- Metaverse-Aided Rehabilitation: A Perspective Review of Successes and Pitfalls.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- User experience in the metaverse virtual environment at an academic-scientific nursing event in Brazil.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2025Article
- What does the Thinking about Relationalism and Humanness in African Philosophy imply for Different Modes of Being Present in the Metaverse?Science and engineering ethics · 2024Article
- Nurses' knowledge of, attitudes towards and awareness of the metaverse, and their future time perspectives: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- Public effect of the 2022 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Campaign delivered through a metaverse platform.Annals of coloproctology · 2024Article
- The Urgent Need for an Evidence-Based Digital Mental Health Practice Model of Care for Youth.JMIR mental health · 2024Article
- Leveraging the Metaverse for Enhanced Longevity as a Component of Health 4.0.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Digital health · 2024Review
- Metaverse: immersive technology in behavior management.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2024Article
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Abstract
(1) Background: The metaverse is now a reality, and it interests the scientific community, the educational setting, and medical care. Considering the number of people in front of screens, especially children and adolescents, the metaverse could and should become a place of health promotion. Consequently, the objective of the present study was to review the current literature to detect articles that connected the metaverse with prevention and treatment, education and training, and research setting. (2) Methods: Articles were searched on Pubmed, Web of Science, and Scopus, including English-written papers published until 12 August 2022. They were screened against the eligibility criteria and discussed narratively. (3) Results: The literature published is poor; only 21 articles were included, and 11 of them were added in a second moment. These articles were mainly reviews of the literature or editorials. The aspects related to this virtual world in terms of health prevention and the treatment of clinical conditions, education and training, and research have been narratively discussed. (4) Conclusions: The metaverse could be considered a useful instrument to arrive easily and quickly to the population. Given its importance, today, different studies and investments are required to develop proper health promotion programs that are feasible and valid in the metaverse.
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