Mondal Ramkrishna
Assistant Professor, Department of Hospital Administration, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2024 Aug;13(8):2841-2850. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_368_24. Epub 2024 Jul 26.
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), are upcoming technologies with considerable potential to revolutionizing healthcare education, enhancing patient safety, and improving healthcare quality particularly in the Indian context. This review is conducted to view the current scenario of Indian context considering the impact of COVID-19. The current systematic review study was done following PRISMA 2020 guidelines using the key terms "Augmented Reality," "Virtual Reality," "Healthcare," and "India." Only the PubMed database was selected based on its reputation and authenticity, which is the only limitation of this study and strength. Both qualitative and quantitative methods are used for synthesis of results. In Indian context, 12 (1.7%) and 36 (2.2%) articles related to AR and VR were found, respectively. Six abstracts could not be retrieved, and after screening abstracts, three were found not suitable in VR and eight were found duplicate. A total of 30 articles were considered for this review. 18 (50%) were original, 12 (33.3%) were review, and 6 (16.7%) were other articles. 03 (8.3%), 21 (58.3%), and 12 (33.3%) articles were related to AR, VR, and both AR and VR, respectively. Considering the single database search and six unretrievable abstract, AR, VR, mixed reality (MR), soft e-skin, and extended reality (XR) technologies have the potential to revolutionize healthcare education and training, reducing real-life errors and improving patient safety. Although the Indian healthcare sector only contributes 1.7-2.2% to PubMed publications related to AR and VR.. The review was not registered.
增强现实（AR）和虚拟现实（VR）是即将兴起的技术，在彻底改变医疗保健教育、提高患者安全性以及改善医疗质量方面具有巨大潜力，尤其是在印度背景下。本综述旨在考察考虑到COVID-19影响的印度现状。当前的系统综述研究是按照PRISMA 2020指南进行的，使用了关键词“增强现实”、“虚拟现实”、“医疗保健”和“印度”。仅根据其声誉和权威性选择了PubMed数据库，这是本研究的唯一局限性和优势。采用定性和定量方法对结果进行综合。在印度背景下，分别发现了12篇（1.7%）和36篇（2.2%）与AR和VR相关的文章。6篇摘要无法检索到，在筛选摘要后，发现3篇不适合VR且8篇重复。本综述共考虑了30篇文章。18篇（50%）为原创文章，12篇（33.3%）为综述文章，6篇（16.7%）为其他文章。分别有3篇（8.3%）、21篇（58.3%）和12篇（33.3%）文章与AR、VR以及AR和VR两者相关。考虑到单一数据库搜索和6篇无法检索到的摘要，AR、VR、混合现实（MR）、柔性电子皮肤和扩展现实（XR）技术有潜力彻底改变医疗保健教育和培训，减少现实生活中的错误并提高患者安全性。尽管印度医疗保健部门在与AR和VR相关的PubMed出版物中仅占1.7 - 2.2%。该综述未进行注册。
