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Digital Health Reviews (1818) Extended Reality, Virtual Reality and Virtual Worlds (803) Anxiety and Stress Disorders (1372) Virtual Reality Interventions in Mental Health (182) Usability of Virtual Reality Simulations (88) Patient Education for Surgery and Anesthesiology (41)

Published on in Vol 27 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/55291, first published .
Effects of Virtual Reality–Based Interventions on Preoperative Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery With Anesthesia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Effects of Virtual Reality–Based Interventions on Preoperative Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery With Anesthesia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Effects of Virtual Reality–Based Interventions on Preoperative Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery With Anesthesia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Authors of this article:

Huiyuan Li1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Pak Lung Chiu1 Author Orcid Image ;   Defi Efendi3, 4 Author Orcid Image ;   Haiying Huang5 Author Orcid Image ;   Ka Yan Ko6 Author Orcid Image ;   Cho Lee Wong1 Author Orcid Image
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