ReviewAsia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing2022
Virtual reality for pain and anxiety of pediatric oncology patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Review in Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06401408 (Effect of Virtual Reality Headsets on Pain, Anxiety, Fear and Physiological Parameters in Children Who Had Skin Prick Test Applied), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effect of Virtual Reality Headsets on Pain, Anxiety, Fear and Physiological Parameters in Children Who Had Skin Prick Test Applied
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of digital health on symptoms and health-related quality of life in children and adolescent cancer survivors: a meta-analysis and systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Pooled it
- Virtual reality for cancer symptom management: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Virtual Reality on Pain, Stress, and Affect in an Outpatient Chemotherapy Infusion Clinic: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Clinical journal of oncology nursing · 2025Trial
- Psychological resilience and anticipatory grief in the parents of children with cancer: The mediating role of pain catastrophizing and the moderating role of family resilience.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2026Article
- Identifying Key Factors in Adherence and Dropouts in Active Physiotherapy in Children with Acute Leukemia: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Behavioral health interventions for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a scoping review.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Review
- Extended Reality Analgesia Evidence Reviews Often Lack Sufficient Intervention Detail.Journal of medical extended reality · 2024Article
- Virtual Reality to Improve the Psychological and Physical Well-Being in Cancer Patients: An Umbrella Review.Cancers · 2024Review
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- Reducing anxiety and improving self-acceptance in children and adolescents with osteosarcoma through group drawing art therapy.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Extended reality interventions for health and procedural anxiety: An overview of reviews.Digital healthReview
- Virtual Reality and Digital Interventions in Cancer Pain Relief: A New Frontier in Supportive Oncology Care.Journal of mid-life healthReview
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Abstract
Objective: The aim of this paper is to systematically evaluate the effects of virtual reality (VR) on pain, anxiety, and fear symptoms of pediatric patients with cancer. Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, Scopus, CINAHL, and four Chinese medical databases were searched from January 1, 1975, to February 22, 2022. Randomized controlled trials on the effects of VR technology on pediatric cancer patients were searched. Two researchers independently screened literatures, extracted data, and evaluated literature quality according to inclusion and exclusion criteria, and meta-analysis was performed by RevMan 5.3. Results: A total of 379 children with cancer were included in six randomized controlled trials. Overall, there were significant differences in favor of VR in pain (MD = -4.82, 95% CI [-7.74, -1.89], Conclusions: VR is beneficial to improve the pain, anxiety, and fear mood of pediatric cancer patients. Larger sample sizes and more rigorous studies are needed.
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