Relieving Anxiety Through Virtual Reality Prior to Endoscopic Procedures.
Yuna KimSung Hwan YooJae-Young ChunJie-Hyun KimYoung Hoon YounHyojin ParkPublished in: Yonsei medical journal (2023)
VR exposure may relieve patients' anxiety levels prior to endoscopic procedures, but further well-designed placebo-controlled studies are needed. VR, an inexpensive, easily available, and non-invasive method, also improved the satisfaction with sedation of endoscopic procedures.
Keyphrases
- virtual reality
- ultrasound guided
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