The effect of virtual reality on pain and anxiety management during outpatient hysteroscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Saeed BaradwanMajed Saeed AlshahraniRayan AlSghanMohammad AlyafiRasha Ezzat ElsayedFaiza Ahmed Abdel-HakamAbdelmonsef Abdelghaffar MoustafaAyman Esmail HussienOthman Saadeldien YahiaAhmed Abdelaziz ShamaAmr Ahmed MagdyAhmed Mohamed Abdelhakim Haitham Badran

Published in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2024)

Virtual reality technology is a simple, feasible, and effective intervention for reducing pain and anxiety during outpatient hysteroscopy. More trials are required to confirm our findings.

Keyphrases

virtual reality
chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
randomized controlled trial
sleep quality
systematic review
spinal cord
postoperative pain