Effects of virtual reality technology in postoperative pain management for surgical patients: a Meta-analysis
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20231128-02275
- VernacularTitle:虚拟现实技术在外科术后患者疼痛管理中应用的Meta分析
- Author:
Cancan CAO
1
;
Li WEI
;
Minghui LU
;
Song XU
;
Qianwen CHAI
;
Yanmei WANG
Author Information
1. 天津医科大学总医院肺部肿瘤外科，天津 300052
- Keywords:
Meta-analysis;
Virtual reality;
Post-surgical pain;
Evidence-based nursing
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2024;30(30):4144-4151
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the effect of virtual reality (VR) technology in postoperative pain management for surgical patients.Methods:The literature on VR technology for relieving postoperative pain in surgical patients was electronically retrieved from eight databases, including PubMed, Web of Science and so on. The search period was from database establishment to November 19, 2023. Two researchers independently screened literature, extracted data, and conducted literature quality evaluation, using RevMan 5.4 for Meta-analysis.Results:A total of 18 articles were included. Meta-analysis results showed that VR technology could reduce postoperative resting pain scores [ MD=-1.13, 95% CI (-1.29, -0.96), P<0.001], postoperative 12 hour pain scores [ MD=-0.49, 95% CI (-0.73, -0.24), P<0.001], postoperative 24 hour pain scores [ MD=-0.73, 95% CI (-0.92, -0.54), P<0.001], postoperative 48 hour pain scores [ MD=-0.69, 95% CI (-0.84, -0.53), P<0.001], postoperative 72 hour pain scores [ MD=-0.37, 95% CI (-0.59, -0.16), P<0.001], and postoperative pain scores during dressing changes [ MD=-1.11, 95% CI (-2.06, -0.16), P=0.02], and could improve patient postoperative comfort [ MD=8.31, 95% CI (6.57, 10.06), P<0.001] . Conclusions:As a non-pharmacological intervention, VR technology can alleviate postoperative pain and improve patient comfort in surgical patients. In the future, large-scale and high-quality research is still needed to further verify the effectiveness of VR technology.
