ArticleJournal of cardiovascular development and disease2023
Virtual Reality for Patient Education about Hypertension: A Randomized Pilot Study.
Article in Journal of cardiovascular development and disease, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07272486 (Effect of Virtual Reality and Classical Music Therapy on Blood Pressure and Anxiety in Patients With Hypertensive Urgency), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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Effect of Virtual Reality and Classical Music Therapy on Blood Pressure and Anxiety in Patients With Hypertensive Urgency
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.
- Application of digital health technologies in hypertension self-management: a narrative review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Reasons for refusing high tibial osteotomy and the impact of virtual reality-based patient education: a prospective single-centre study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Comparing Conventional Physician-Led Education with VR Education for Pacemaker Implantation: A Randomized Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Interventional Glaucoma: Improving the Patient-Provider Educational Exchange.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Article
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15 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundHypertension challenges arise in part from poor adherence due to inadequate patient education. VR offers immersive learning to improve hypertension knowledge.
objectiveTo compare VR education with traditional verbal education to improve hypertension knowledge.
methodsIn this randomised trial, 182 patients with hypertension were assigned to receive either traditional physician-led education (n = 88) or VR education (n = 94) with equivalent content. The VR group experienced a 3D video using Oculus Quest 2 headsets. Knowledge was assessed post-intervention using a 29-item questionnaire. The primary outcome was the objective score. Subjective satisfaction and responder characteristics were secondary outcomes.
resultsMedian objective scores were significantly higher for VR (14, IQR 3) versus traditional education (10, IQR 5),
conclusionsVR outperforms traditional education. Tailoring to groups such as older women can optimise learning.
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