Meta-Analysis of Virtual Reality for Gynecological Procedure Anxiety, 2019-2025

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 12 randomized controlled trials published between 2019 and 2025. The study quantifies the effects of virtual reality interventions on anxiety symptoms in women undergoing gynecological examinations or surgeries. It was authored by Yuehan Lv and shared on figshare in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Evaluating the efficacy of VR interventions for anxiety based on pooled effect sizes from randomized controlled trials.
• Investigating moderators of treatment effect based on subgroup analyses of procedure invasiveness and assessment tools.
• Informing clinical protocol design based on the analysis of potential optimal intervention duration parameters.

Strengths

• Analysis is based on 12 randomized controlled trials, following PRISMA guidelines.
• Includes a multi-level meta-analysis with subgroup analyses, meta-regressions, and Bayesian dose–response analyses.
• The dataset is openly shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• The primary data file is a 859.3 KB DOCX document; the underlying tabular meta-analysis data is not provided in a machine-readable format.
• Row count and column-level documentation for any underlying data are unknown.
• The description notes substantial heterogeneity may limit the generalisability of the pooled effect.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Yuehan Lv.

Collection Method

Systematic review and multi-level meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials from PubMed, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and Cochrane Library.

Time Range

Studies published between 2019 and 2025, with a search up to January 5, 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-29 07:16:25.

Geography

Country/region was identified as a significant moderator, but specific geographic coverage is not detailed.