The effectiveness of immersive virtual reality (VR) based mindfulness training on improvement mental-health in adults: A narrative systematic review.
Explore August 1, 2022 Jingni Ma, Dongrong Zhao, Naihong Xu et al.
A review of seven experimental studies with 798 participants found that virtual-reality-assisted mindfulness training improves mindfulness levels, meditation experience, and mental health outcomes—including reduced anxiety and depression, better sleep and emotion regulation, and mood improvement—more effectively than conventional mindfulness alone. The VR scenarios typically featured natural environments such as forests, grasslands, caves, and seas. The authors suggest that VR-based mindfulness is an effective and innovative approach for improving mental health in adults.