Viderman Dmitriy, Tapinova Karina, Dossov Mukhit, Seitenov Serik, Abdildin Yerkin G
School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, National Research Oncology Center, Astana, Kazakhstan.
Front Med (Lausanne). 2023 Jul 14;10:1203670. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1203670. eCollection 2023.
Virtual reality is a promising pain control strategy for various pain conditions. This umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses aims to evaluate the analgesic effects of virtual reality.
We searched for the relevant reviews in Scopus, PubMed and Cochrane library. Our primary outcome was pain, with secondary outcomes including disability, general health status, patient satisfaction, depression, balance, fear of movement, and adverse events. The quality of included articles was evaluated using the AMSTAR-2 tool.
21 systematic reviews and meta-analyses with 274 studies and 17,680 patients were included in this review. All the reviews concluded benefits of virtual reality in managing pain conditions, including chronic and pain.
This umbrella review demonstrates successful application of virtual reality in pain control, including perioperative, periprocedural, and chronic pain settings. Virtual reality can be used as an alternative therapy for pain management in children and adults.
虚拟现实是一种针对各种疼痛状况颇具前景的疼痛控制策略。本系统评价和荟萃分析的伞状综述旨在评估虚拟现实的镇痛效果。
我们在Scopus、PubMed和Cochrane图书馆中检索相关综述。我们的主要结局是疼痛，次要结局包括残疾、总体健康状况、患者满意度、抑郁、平衡、运动恐惧和不良事件。使用AMSTAR-2工具评估纳入文章的质量。
本综述纳入了21项系统评价和荟萃分析，涉及274项研究和17680名患者。所有综述均得出虚拟现实在管理疼痛状况（包括慢性疼痛）方面有益的结论。
本伞状综述表明虚拟现实在疼痛控制方面的成功应用，包括围手术期、围操作期和慢性疼痛环境。虚拟现实可作为儿童和成人疼痛管理的替代疗法。
