Effects of virtual reality interventions on anxiety symptoms in women undergoing gynecological examinations and surgeries: a multi-level dose–response meta-analysis
Yuehan Lv, Songwei Zhong, Tingxiao Zhang, Yan Zhang · 2026
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Yuehan Lv and colleagues pooled in 2026 trial evidence on virtual reality for calming anxiety in women facing gynecological exams or surgery. Twelve randomized trials published between 2019 and 2025 met their criteria. Their multi-level analysis combined the results while modeling how sessions, procedures, and measures varied.
Virtual reality cut anxiety during procedures with a small-to-moderate overall effect, and overall quality rated moderate. Effects held up best for non-invasive procedures, for virtual reality used alone, and for sessions in a middle length range. Highly invasive procedures showed no clear benefit in the pooled data. Country, measurement tool, and study quality each shifted the results. The authors see virtual reality as a useful drug-free add-on for gentler settings, pending larger standardized trials.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yuehan Lv, Songwei Zhong, Tingxiao Zhang, Yan Zhang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 61 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |