Effectiveness of Virtual Reality in Nursing Education: Meta-Analysis

Background Virtual reality (VR) is the use of computer technology to create an interactive three-dimensional (3D) world, which gives users a sense of spatial presence. In nursing education, VR has been used to help optimize teaching and learning processes. Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of VR in nursing education in the areas of knowledge, skills, satisfaction, confidence, and performance time. Methods We conducted a meta-analysis of the effectiveness of VR in nursing education based on the Cochrane methodology. An electronic literature search using the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, PubMed, Embase, and CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature),…

• GO
  Government of Jiangsu Province
• NU
  Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
• NU
  Nanjing University
• QP
  Qinglan Project of Jiangsu Province of China