Frontiers in Virtual Reality | Virtual Reality in Medicine

Original Research

Published on 13 Jun 2025

Social facilitation within immersive virtual reality enhances perseverance in stroke rehabilitation training

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Christos Hadjipanayi
Dimitris Sokratous
Christos Kyrlitsias
Domna Banakou
Despina Michael-Grigoriou

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1581240

2,702 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 11 Jun 2025

A feasibility study of the use of virtual reality relaxation in an NHS inpatient neurorehabilitation unit

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Laura Edwards

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1504894

1,311 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 30 May 2025

Mental health clients’ perspectives on telehealth-based virtual reality therapy

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Triton Ong
Julia Ivanova
Hiral Soni
Janelle Barrera
Mollie Cummins
Brandon M. Welch
Brian E. Bunnell

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1595326

4,805 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 28 May 2025

Current status of virtual reality researches at healthcare: thematic and bibliometric analysis

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Mustafa Kafes
Yusuf Yalcin Ileri

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1411075

7,013 views
2 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 21 May 2025

Effect of mixed-reality therapy on finger movement function of hemiplegic stroke patients

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Shuichi Sasaki
Naonobu Takahira
Chieko Yoda
Takayuki watabe
Risako Nakanishi
Keiichiro Aoki
Michiteru Miyazaki
Syuhei Chiba
Sora Kurosaki
Akari Kobayashi

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1559755

1,299 views

Original Research

Published on 13 May 2025

Designing a virtual reality framework for prospective memory training: integration of visual imagery and daily-life simulations

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Satoshi Fukumori
Kayoko Miura
Ayako Takamori
Sadao Otsuka

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1555111

2,063 views
1 citation

Systematic Review

Published on 23 Apr 2025

Flourish the mood: a systematic review on the impacts of metaverse on psychological and mental health

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Rasha S. Aboul-Yazeed
Ashraf Darwish
Aboul Ella Hassanien

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1429038

4,731 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 17 Mar 2025

Research on the combination of algorithms and mixed reality for the localization of perforator vessels in anterolateral thigh and free fibula flaps

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Yixiu Liu
Jian Wu
Lian Zhou
Xi Tang
Shuangjiang Wu
Ping Ji

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1420404

1,727 views

Systematic Review

Published on 13 Mar 2025

Facilitators, barriers, and impacts to implementing dementia care training for staff in long-term care settings by using fully immersive virtual reality: a scoping review

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Lillian Hung
Carol Hok Ka Ma
Chih Yun Huang
Joey Wong
Karen Lok Yi Wong
Keng Hao Chew
Ying Cheng Chao
Ali Hussein
Katrina Yuen
Lily Haopu Ren

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1552370

4,735 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 07 Mar 2025

Virtual reality as a possible aged care technology – opportunities and prejudices from older persons and their caregivers in a qualitative study

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Nadine Andrea Felber
Emilian Mihailov
Tenzin Wangmo

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1502450

4,586 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 26 Feb 2025

Virtual reality for emergency medicine training on traffic accident injury treatment: a randomized controlled trial

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Zhe Li
Wei Wang
Zheng-Zhuang Huang

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1518016

4,939 views
1 citation

Perspective

Published on 21 Feb 2025

Practical considerations of clinical XR (AR/VR) deployments

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Joseph W. Morgan
Rahul A. Patel
Scott Campbell

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1517402

3,932 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Feb 2025

Test-retest reliability of gaze precision of a novel virtual reality-based medical device

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Ana Coito
Avantika Naidu
Julian Lehmann
Bruno Hauser
Dominik Brügger
Mathias Abegg

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2025.1502679

2,168 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 07 Jan 2025

Observational cohort study of a group-based VR program to improve mental health and wellbeing in people with life-threatening illnesses

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Hannes Kettner
David R. Glowacki
Justin Wall
Robin L. Carhart-Harris
Leor Roseman
Joseph L. Hardy

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2024.1466362

3,464 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Jan 2025

High-fidelity immersive virtual reality environments for gait rehabilitation exergames

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Laura Schalbetter
Adrienne Grêt-Regamey
Fabian Gutscher
Ulrike Wissen Hayek

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2024.1502802

4,011 views

Editorial

Published on 03 Jan 2025

Editorial: Redefining the pedagogy in virtual and augmented reality in medical science education

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Maxime Ros
Lorenz S. Neuwirth
Ekaterina Prasolova-Førland

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2024.1533837

2,021 views
2 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 21 Nov 2024

Exploring the dynamics of user experience and interaction in XR-enhanced robotic surgery: a systematic review

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Yaning Li
Meng Li
Shucheng Zheng
Luxi Yang
Lanqing Peng
Chiyang Fu
Yuexi Chen
Chenxi Wang
Chenyi Chen
Bingyan Li

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2024.1461105

2,892 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Nov 2024

Speech-in-noise testing in virtual reality

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Melissa Ramírez
Alexander Müller
Johannes M. Arend
Hendrik Himmelein
Tobias Rader
Christoph Pörschmann

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2024.1470382

2,445 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 26 Sep 2024

Comparing fourth-year medical students’ procedural surgical skill learning outcomes between third-person point-of-view video lectures and first-person point-of-view immersive virtual reality: a pilot study of surgically implanting a subdermal drain on cadavers

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Lorenz S. Neuwirth
Sam Ng
Sandrine Devors
Nicolas Lonjon
Maxime Ros

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2024.1408092

3,134 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 04 Sep 2024

Increasing presence via a more immersive VR system increases virtual reality analgesia and draws more attention into virtual reality in a randomized crossover study

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Hunter G. Hoffman
Clayton C. Seibel
Lyla Coron
Laura E. Simons
Sydney Drever
Sylvie Le May
Keira P. Mason
Herta Flor

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2024.1452486

3,739 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Aug 2024

Is the brightness- contrast level of virtual reality videos significant for visually induced motion sickness? Experimental real-time biosensor and self-report analysis

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Emel Ugur
Bahriye Ozlem Konukseven
Mehmet Ergen
Mehmet Emin Aksoy
Serhat Ilgaz Yoner

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2024.1435049

2,706 views
3 citations

Editorial

Published on 30 Aug 2024

Editorial: The role of perceptual manipulations of XR in neurological rehabilitation

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Omar Janeh
Keigo Matsumto
Brian Horsak

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2024.1472756

1,470 views
1 citation

Perspective

Published on 07 Aug 2024

Reviving life that has ceased on October the 7th: an attachment perspective on a virtual reality intervention

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Ehud Bodner
Mario Mikulincer
Elizabeth McMahon
Albert Rizzo

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2024.1438663

2,156 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Jul 2024

Virtual-reality exposure treatment for first responder PTSD: a pilot investigation

in Virtual Reality in Medicine

Deborah C. Beidel
Clint A. Bowers
Amie. R. Newins
Christine Seaver
David Rozek
Carole McDaniel
Daniel R. Horning

Frontiers in Virtual Reality

doi 10.3389/frvir.2024.1336523

9,045 views
4 citations

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Social facilitation within immersive virtual reality enhances perseverance in stroke rehabilitation training

A feasibility study of the use of virtual reality relaxation in an NHS inpatient neurorehabilitation unit

Mental health clients’ perspectives on telehealth-based virtual reality therapy

Current status of virtual reality researches at healthcare: thematic and bibliometric analysis

Effect of mixed-reality therapy on finger movement function of hemiplegic stroke patients

Designing a virtual reality framework for prospective memory training: integration of visual imagery and daily-life simulations

Flourish the mood: a systematic review on the impacts of metaverse on psychological and mental health

Research on the combination of algorithms and mixed reality for the localization of perforator vessels in anterolateral thigh and free fibula flaps

Facilitators, barriers, and impacts to implementing dementia care training for staff in long-term care settings by using fully immersive virtual reality: a scoping review

Virtual reality as a possible aged care technology – opportunities and prejudices from older persons and their caregivers in a qualitative study

Virtual reality for emergency medicine training on traffic accident injury treatment: a randomized controlled trial

Practical considerations of clinical XR (AR/VR) deployments

Test-retest reliability of gaze precision of a novel virtual reality-based medical device

Observational cohort study of a group-based VR program to improve mental health and wellbeing in people with life-threatening illnesses

High-fidelity immersive virtual reality environments for gait rehabilitation exergames

Editorial: Redefining the pedagogy in virtual and augmented reality in medical science education

Exploring the dynamics of user experience and interaction in XR-enhanced robotic surgery: a systematic review

Speech-in-noise testing in virtual reality

Comparing fourth-year medical students’ procedural surgical skill learning outcomes between third-person point-of-view video lectures and first-person point-of-view immersive virtual reality: a pilot study of surgically implanting a subdermal drain on cadavers

Increasing presence via a more immersive VR system increases virtual reality analgesia and draws more attention into virtual reality in a randomized crossover study

Is the brightness- contrast level of virtual reality videos significant for visually induced motion sickness? Experimental real-time biosensor and self-report analysis

Editorial: The role of perceptual manipulations of XR in neurological rehabilitation

Reviving life that has ceased on October the 7th: an attachment perspective on a virtual reality intervention

Virtual-reality exposure treatment for first responder PTSD: a pilot investigation