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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article
Front. Psychiatry
Sec. Anxiety and Stress Disorders
Volume 16 - 2025 |
doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1553290
Effectiveness of virtual reality therapy in the treatment of anxiety disorders in adolescents and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Provisionally accepted- College of Nursing, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
Background: To evaluate the effect of virtual reality therapy on anxiety disorders in adolescents and adults by Meta-analysis Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted by PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, Cochrane (from inception to November 2024). Two researchers independently performed literature screening, quality evaluation and data extraction, and Stata16.0 and Review Man 5.4 software were used for Meta-analysis.Results: A total of 33 studies involving 3182 adolescents and adults with anxiety disorders were included. The results of Meta-analysis showed that compared with conventional interventions, virtual reality therapy significantly improved the symptoms and level of anxiety in patients with anxiety disorder [SMD = -0.95, 95%CI (-1.22,-0.69), Z = 7.05, P < 0.00001].
Keywords: Virtual reality therapy, Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy, Adolescent, Adult, Anxiety, Anxiety disorder
Received: 30 Dec 2024; Accepted: 28 Jan 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Jialan Xu, College of Nursing, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
Jiayan Yu, College of Nursing, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
Xin Chu, College of Nursing, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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