ArticleJGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology2024
Use of virtual reality in patient education program to reduce anxiety in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: A randomized controlled trial.
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- Effectiveness of Non-pharmacological Interventions for Reducing Anxiety in Endoscopy and Colonoscopy Procedures: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2026Pooled it
- Digital Twin-Assisted Risk Disclosure in Adults Undergoing Elective Bronchoscopy: Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Effect of Virtual Reality on Anxiety, Pain, and Radial Artery Spasm During Transradial Coronary Angiography: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Analysis the effectiveness nursing interventions for contrast-induced adverse reactions in postoperative general surgery patients undergoing contrast-enhanced computed tomography scans.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2026Article
- Virtual reality-assisted pulmonary rehabilitation enhances early lung function recovery after thoracoscopic surgery in lung cancer patients: a non-concurrent controlled study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background and Aim: Virtual reality (VR) provides an immersive image-viewing experience that has recently been expanding its use in clinical medicine. We aimed to examine a patient education program by VR to reduce anxiety in patients undergoing esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). Methods: We conducted a randomized controlled trial and consecutively enrolled patients who had an indication for unsedated EGD with topical anesthesia. Patients were randomly assigned to use Oculus GO with three-dimensionally specific software content (a stand-alone VR headset) for patient education or standard patient education using oral information (the control group) before EGD. The primary outcome was the variation in anxiety scores before and after patient education programs. Results: A total of 107 patients underwent EGD and received a VR ( Conclusion: A virtual reality-assisted patient education program before EGD did not significantly reduce anxiety but may provide more memory and understanding about the procedure to patients who underwent unsedated EGD.
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