The Metaverse: A New Challenge for the Healthcare System: A Scoping Review
(1) Background: The metaverse is now a reality, and it interests the scientific community, the educational setting, and medical care. Considering the number of people in front of screens, especially children and adolescents, the metaverse could and should become a place of health promotion. Conseque...
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| description | (1) Background: The metaverse is now a reality, and it interests the scientific community, the educational setting, and medical care. Considering the number of people in front of screens, especially children and adolescents, the metaverse could and should become a place of health promotion. Consequently, the objective of the present study was to review the current literature to detect articles that connected the metaverse with prevention and treatment, education and training, and research setting. (2) Methods: Articles were searched on Pubmed, Web of Science, and Scopus, including English-written papers published until 12 August 2022. They were screened against the eligibility criteria and discussed narratively. (3) Results: The literature published is poor; only 21 articles were included, and 11 of them were added in a second moment. These articles were mainly reviews of the literature or editorials. The aspects related to this virtual world in terms of health prevention and the treatment of clinical conditions, education and training, and research have been narratively discussed. (4) Conclusions: The metaverse could be considered a useful instrument to arrive easily and quickly to the population. Given its importance, today, different studies and investments are required to develop proper health promotion programs that are feasible and valid in the metaverse. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7e09657304bd4b85a7f72c022dedeb022023-11-23T17:04:13ZengMDPI AGJournal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology2411-51422022-08-01736310.3390/jfmk7030063The Metaverse: A New Challenge for the Healthcare System: A Scoping ReviewLuca Petrigna0Giuseppe Musumeci1Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Anatomy, Histology and Movement Science, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia n°97, 95123 Catania, ItalyDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Anatomy, Histology and Movement Science, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia n°97, 95123 Catania, Italy(1) Background: The metaverse is now a reality, and it interests the scientific community, the educational setting, and medical care. Considering the number of people in front of screens, especially children and adolescents, the metaverse could and should become a place of health promotion. Consequently, the objective of the present study was to review the current literature to detect articles that connected the metaverse with prevention and treatment, education and training, and research setting. (2) Methods: Articles were searched on Pubmed, Web of Science, and Scopus, including English-written papers published until 12 August 2022. They were screened against the eligibility criteria and discussed narratively. (3) Results: The literature published is poor; only 21 articles were included, and 11 of them were added in a second moment. These articles were mainly reviews of the literature or editorials. The aspects related to this virtual world in terms of health prevention and the treatment of clinical conditions, education and training, and research have been narratively discussed. (4) Conclusions: The metaverse could be considered a useful instrument to arrive easily and quickly to the population. Given its importance, today, different studies and investments are required to develop proper health promotion programs that are feasible and valid in the metaverse.https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5142/7/3/63virtual realityaugmented realitylifeloggingmirror worldhealth |
| spellingShingle | Luca Petrigna Giuseppe Musumeci The Metaverse: A New Challenge for the Healthcare System: A Scoping Review Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology virtual reality augmented reality lifelogging mirror world health |
| title | The Metaverse: A New Challenge for the Healthcare System: A Scoping Review |
| title_full | The Metaverse: A New Challenge for the Healthcare System: A Scoping Review |
| title_fullStr | The Metaverse: A New Challenge for the Healthcare System: A Scoping Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Metaverse: A New Challenge for the Healthcare System: A Scoping Review |
| title_short | The Metaverse: A New Challenge for the Healthcare System: A Scoping Review |
| title_sort | metaverse a new challenge for the healthcare system a scoping review |
| topic | virtual reality augmented reality lifelogging mirror world health |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5142/7/3/63 |
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