XR gesture-simulation interventions reduce anxiety in most included midwifery and nursing education studies¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Most included studies reported reduced anxiety after XR-based gesture-simulation training. → Pérez de los Cobos Cintas C 2025

Evidence¶

Pérez de los Cobos Cintas C 2025¶

Pérez de los Cobos Cintas C, Vuillerme N, Thomann G, Di Marco L. (2025). Effect of an Extended Reality Simulation Intervention on Midwifery Students' Anxiety: Systematic Review. JMIR Nursing. https://doi.org/10.2196/68984

q2 · i? · review · r2

The review's narrative synthesis of 7 included studies found that "4 studies reported decreased anxiety levels after the XR intervention", including studies using AR-CPR feedback, VR needlestick-prevention games, and a VR sepsis game.

"In total, 4 studies reported decreased anxiety levels after the XR intervention."

Discussion¶

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