Lampropoulos Georgios, Fernández-Arias Pablo, Del Bosque Antonio, Vergara Diego
Department of Applied Informatics, School of Information Sciences, University of Macedonia, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Department of Education, School of Education, University of Nicosia, Nicosia 2417, Cyprus.
Nurs Rep. 2025 Aug 8;15(8):289. doi: 10.3390/nursrep15080289.
: In health sciences education and particularly, in healthcare education, nursing education, and medical education, augmented reality is being increasingly used due to the changes and benefits to teaching and learning approaches it can yield. However, as the field advances, it is important to systematically map the current literature and provide an overview of the field. : By analyzing the current literature, this study focuses on examining the use of augmented reality in healthcare, nursing, and medical education and training. : The study adopts a systematic mapping review approach and analyzes 156 studies that were published during 2010-2025. : The results revealed that augmented reality is an effective educational tool that can support teaching and learning of diverse subjects in the context of health education, as it enables learners to combine their theoretical knowledge with practical applications within interactive and immersive learning environments and simulations without risking patient safety. Increased learning outcomes, including hands-on acquisition of practical skills and clinical competencies, engagement, performance, knowledge gain and retention, as well as their critical thinking and decision-making were observed. The potential of augmented reality to offer realistic and interactive visual representations, to support procedural training, to provide cost-effective solutions, to enhance collaborative learning, and to increase accessibility to education, even in resource-limited settings, was highlighted. Education stakeholders expressed positive attitudes and perspectives toward the adoption and integration of augmented reality into health sciences education. : The results emphasize the role of augmented reality in supporting and improving health education. Additionally, the study revealed six main topics, identified current research gaps, and provided future research directions. : When appropriately applied, augmented reality has the potential to effectively support and enrich nursing, healthcare, and medical education and training.
在健康科学教育领域，尤其是在医疗保健教育、护理教育和医学教育中，由于增强现实技术能够给教学方法带来变革并带来诸多益处，其应用越来越广泛。然而，随着该领域的不断发展，系统梳理当前文献并对该领域进行概述显得尤为重要。
通过分析当前文献，本研究聚焦于考察增强现实技术在医疗保健、护理以及医学教育与培训中的应用。
该研究采用系统映射综述方法，分析了2010年至2025年期间发表的156项研究。
结果显示，增强现实是一种有效的教育工具，能够在健康教育背景下支持多种学科的教学与学习，因为它能让学习者在交互式和沉浸式学习环境及模拟中，将理论知识与实际应用相结合，同时不会危及患者安全。研究观察到学习成果有所提升，包括实际技能和临床能力的实践掌握、参与度、表现、知识获取与留存，以及批判性思维和决策能力。增强现实技术在提供逼真且交互式视觉呈现、支持程序训练、提供经济高效的解决方案、促进协作学习以及提高教育可及性（即使在资源有限的环境中）等方面的潜力也得到了凸显。教育利益相关者对将增强现实技术应用和整合到健康科学教育中表达了积极的态度和观点。
研究结果强调了增强现实技术在支持和改进健康教育方面的作用。此外，该研究还揭示了六个主要主题，明确了当前研究的差距，并提供了未来的研究方向。
当得到恰当应用时，增强现实技术有潜力有效支持并丰富护理、医疗保健以及医学教育与培训。
