Primary study · included by 1 review

Effects of Virtual Reality-Based Distraction of Pain, Fear, and Anxiety During Needle-Related Procedures in Children and Adolescents.

Wang 2022 · Wang Yan, Guo Liangmei, Xiong Xinjuan · Frontiers in psychology · 2022

Included by

Extended reality interventions for health and procedural anxiety: An overview of reviews.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Wang et al. (2022a) · Supp File 3; reference 73
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Procedural anxiety
Extended reality (virtual reality) interventions vs Control conditions (usual care, other technology, conventional education or distraction)
SMD -0.73 [-1.35, -0.11]5 studiesGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.