Transforming Healthcare: A Comprehensive Review of Augmented and Virtual Reality Interventions
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies have rapidly expanded within healthcare due to their innovative capabilities for enhancing patient care, medical training, and health outcomes. This systematic review synthesizes quantitative studies published post-2020, explicitly investi...
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| description | Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies have rapidly expanded within healthcare due to their innovative capabilities for enhancing patient care, medical training, and health outcomes. This systematic review synthesizes quantitative studies published post-2020, explicitly investigating AR and VR healthcare interventions. The review identifies, evaluates, and summarizes the effectiveness of these interventions, highlighting their clinical implications, outcomes, and implementation challenges. Twenty eligible studies were included, examining various health conditions such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, mental health disorders, stroke rehabilitation, and orthopedic recovery. Findings indicate generally positive outcomes from AR and VR interventions; however, issues including technology usability, adherence, and methodological limitations are noted. This review underscores the significant potential of AR and VR interventions in healthcare, but emphasizes the need for more rigorous research to address current gaps in the clinical effectiveness and application. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-07db2d90f55642e9b2c1900caa8a7cfd2025-06-25T14:25:39ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202025-06-012512374810.3390/s25123748Transforming Healthcare: A Comprehensive Review of Augmented and Virtual Reality InterventionsAristeidis Petrakis0Lefteris Koumakis1Eleni Kazantzaki2Haridimos Kondylakis3Computational Biomedicine Laboratory, Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), 70013 Heraklion, GreeceComputational Biomedicine Laboratory, Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), 70013 Heraklion, GreecePolar Owl, Ethn. Antisaseos, Basilies, 71500 Crete, GreeceComputational Biomedicine Laboratory, Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), 70013 Heraklion, GreeceAugmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies have rapidly expanded within healthcare due to their innovative capabilities for enhancing patient care, medical training, and health outcomes. This systematic review synthesizes quantitative studies published post-2020, explicitly investigating AR and VR healthcare interventions. The review identifies, evaluates, and summarizes the effectiveness of these interventions, highlighting their clinical implications, outcomes, and implementation challenges. Twenty eligible studies were included, examining various health conditions such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, mental health disorders, stroke rehabilitation, and orthopedic recovery. Findings indicate generally positive outcomes from AR and VR interventions; however, issues including technology usability, adherence, and methodological limitations are noted. This review underscores the significant potential of AR and VR interventions in healthcare, but emphasizes the need for more rigorous research to address current gaps in the clinical effectiveness and application.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/12/3748augmented realityvirtual realityhealthcare |
| spellingShingle | Aristeidis Petrakis Lefteris Koumakis Eleni Kazantzaki Haridimos Kondylakis Transforming Healthcare: A Comprehensive Review of Augmented and Virtual Reality Interventions Sensors augmented reality virtual reality healthcare |
| title | Transforming Healthcare: A Comprehensive Review of Augmented and Virtual Reality Interventions |
| title_full | Transforming Healthcare: A Comprehensive Review of Augmented and Virtual Reality Interventions |
| title_fullStr | Transforming Healthcare: A Comprehensive Review of Augmented and Virtual Reality Interventions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transforming Healthcare: A Comprehensive Review of Augmented and Virtual Reality Interventions |
| title_short | Transforming Healthcare: A Comprehensive Review of Augmented and Virtual Reality Interventions |
| title_sort | transforming healthcare a comprehensive review of augmented and virtual reality interventions |
| topic | augmented reality virtual reality healthcare |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/12/3748 |
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