• Pain Manag Nurs · Jun 2022

    Review

    Virtual Reality-Based Mindfulness for Chronic Pain Management: A Scoping Review.

    • Siobhan O'Connor, Alison Mayne, and Beverley Hood.
    • From the School of Nursing and Midwifery, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland. Electronic address: s.oconnor@nuigalway.ie.
    • Pain Manag Nurs. 2022 Jun 1; 23 (3): 359-369.

    ObjectivesTo identify and synthesize the scientific literature on virtual reality (VR)-based mindfulness applications for the management of chronic pain in adults.DesignA scoping review methodology was followed and conducted according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guideline.Data SourcesCombinations of key words related to "virtual reality", "mindfulness", and "chronic pain" were searched for in PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, Scopus, and the Cochrane library databases. Title, abstracts, and full-text articles were screened against inclusion criteria.Review/Analysis MethodsBraun and Clarke's thematic analysis approach was used.ResultsSeven studies were included in the review and their findings synthesized into three overarching themes: (1) physical and mental health benefits; (2) treatment engagement and satisfaction; and (3) intervention usability. The last theme had four subthemes which were cybersickness, physical limitations, technical support, and personalized design.ConclusionsWhile studies suggested VR could improve chronic pain management by enhancing the practice of mindfulness, weak study designs and small sample sizes limited the utility of the review results. Future research should rigorously co-design and test VR-based mindfulness applications with people with chronic pain to assess if they improve health and other outcomes.Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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