Primary study · included by 1 review

Effectiveness of virtual reality intervention on reducing the pain, anxiety and fear of needle-related procedures in paediatric patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Gao 2023 · Gao Yan, Xu Yiwei, Liu Naiquan, et al. · Journal of advanced nursing · 2023

Included by

Extended reality interventions for health and procedural anxiety: An overview of reviews.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Gao et al. (2023) · Supp File 3; reference 71
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.