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Non-randomized Protocols and Methods (ehealth) (674) New Technologies (109) Extended Reality, Virtual Reality and Virtual Worlds (766) mHealth in a Clinical Setting (746) Perioperative Software Tools for Clinicians (19) Usability of Virtual Reality Simulations (80) Artificial Intelligence in Surgery and Perioperative Medicine (43) Digital Pain Assessment and Management (234) Postoperative Pain Management (38)

Published on in Vol 13 (2024)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/52649, first published .
Effectiveness of Virtual Reality in Reducing Perceived Pain and Anxiety Among Patients Within a Hospital System: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

Effectiveness of Virtual Reality in Reducing Perceived Pain and Anxiety Among Patients Within a Hospital System: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

Effectiveness of Virtual Reality in Reducing Perceived Pain and Anxiety Among Patients Within a Hospital System: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

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Ajay Mittal1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jonathan Wakim2 Author Orcid Image ;   Suhaiba Huq1 Author Orcid Image ;   Tung Wynn1 Author Orcid Image
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