Immersive Virtual Reality for symptom management in breast cancer
patients:a systematic review and meta-analysis of Randomized Control
Trial
Abstract
Design: A systematic review according to Preferred Reporting Items for
Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses(PRISMA) 2020 Statement. It is
registered in the Prospective Registry of International Systematic
Reviews (PROSPERO) database. (Registration number:
CRD42023447007).[PubMed, Embase, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science,
CNKI, Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform, and Chinese Scientific
and Technical Journal Database (VIP) were searched from the library’s
construction to August 1, 2023. Methods: After literature screening,
data extraction, and evaluation of literature quality were independently
performed by 2 researchers trained in evidence-based care according to
the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and meta-analysis was performed
using RevMan 5.4. Results: A total of 6 randomized controlled trials
containing 531 patients were included. Meta-analysis showed that
IVR-based interventions helped to improve anxiety symptoms
[SMD=-2.06,95% CI= (-2.73,-1.40), P<0.0001], depressive
symptoms [SMD=-2.31,95% CI=(-4.39,0.23), P=0.03] and fatigue
symptoms [SMD=-1.94,95%CI=(-3.18,-0.71), P=0.002]; the qualitative
analysis results showed that IVR technology could improve the pain and
the quality of life of breast cancer patients, and the difference was
statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusions: IVR
technology applied to breast cancer patients can improve their anxiety,
depression, pain, fatigue, and other symptoms, and improve their quality
of life, and it is interesting and worth promoting. Due to the limited
number of included studies and sample size, more large-sample trials are
to be conducted to explore the applicability and feasibility of IVR
technology in symptom management of breast cancer patients and to
validate the above results.