The long-term outcomes of VR-based interventions beyond the immediate procedure have not been adequately studied

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Sourced from the stated research gap and stated challenges and inline gaps of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2025 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 7 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps

• Meditation in an academic medical institution to improve student mental health: a pilot study (2026) · Frontiers in Digital Health · doi

  There is a need to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of VR-guided and audio-guided meditation in reducing anxiety symptoms among health professions students. Prior studies have shown that meditation can reduce anxiety symptoms, but there is limited research on the use of VR-guided meditation. The study aims to address this gap by evaluating the feasibility, adherence, and preliminary anxiety outcomes associated with VR-guided and audio-guided meditation.

  generalstated research gap
  Keywords: there need evaluate feasibility effectiveness vr-guided audio-guided meditation
• Meditation in an academic medical institution to improve student mental health: a pilot study (2026) · Frontiers in Digital Health · doi

  The study faced challenges in recruiting participants, with 13 students excluded due to medical conditions or decline to participate. The study had a limited sample size, which may have affected the generalizability of the findings. The study used a pilot study design, which may have limited the ability to detect significant differences between the VR-guided and audio-guided meditation groups.

  generalstated challenges
  Keywords: study faced challenges recruiting participants students excluded due
• VR sculpting as a therapeutic intervention for alleviating anxiety: a case study from a university art class (2025) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · cited 7× · doi

  There is a lack of research on the therapeutic effects of VR sculpting on anxiety levels in college students. Current interventions for anxiety in college students have limitations, and there is a need for novel, non-pharmacological approaches. The study addresses the gap in research on the use of VR sculpting as a therapeutic intervention for anxiety in college students.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: there lack research therapeutic effects sculpting anxiety levels
• Fear in the Dental Chair: A Narrative Review of Dental Anxiety Prevalence, Oral Health Consequences and the Evidence Behind Behavioral, Pharmacological and Sedation-Based Interventions (2026) · Journal of Clinical Medical Research · doi

  The long- term outcomes of VR-based interventions beyond the immediate procedure have not been adequately studied. And perhaps most practically, there is still no consensus on a standardized anxiety screening protocol for routine dental practice, a gap that limits the translation of research findings into clinical reality.

  generalinline gapsevidence 5/5
  Keywords: long term outcomes based interventions beyond immediate procedure adequately studied perhaps practically there still consensus

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