Background Since patients are conscious during the coronary angiography procedure, they
may experience pain and anxiety regarding possible complications and an uncertain …

Background Technological advances in the field of virtual reality (VR) offer new
opportunities in many areas of life, including medical education. The University of Münster …

The aim of this article is to review how immersive virtual reality-enhanced physical activity
(IVR-PA) can be used to improve psychological, physiological, and performance outcomes …

Background Geographical environments influence people's active mobility behaviors,
contributing to their physical and mental health. The use of Virtual Reality (VR) in …

Understanding and recognizing emotions are important and challenging issues in the
metaverse era. Understanding, identifying, and predicting fear, which is one of the …

Empathy is an essential human skill that can be divided into two types:(i) cognitive empathy,
which is the capacity of understanding others' thoughts and emotions; and (ii) affective …

This international multicenter randomized controlled trial aimed to compare the effectiveness
of virtual reality (VR) distraction with an identical non-VR game in reducing needle-related …

Completing cognitive and motor tasks simultaneously requires a high level of cognitive
control in terms of executive processes and attentional abilities. Most of the daily activities …

Cybersickness (CS) affects a large proportion of virtual reality (VR) users causing a
combination of nausea, headaches and dizziness which would create barriers to the users …