Table 4 Summary of implementation strategies mentioned in included records

Practical resources

• Purchasing VR equipment

[35]

• Availability of treatment rooms

[13]

• Availability of treatment manuals and protocols on how to use VR in practice

[13, 34]

• Availability of time to reflect and understand how to use VR

• Availability of time to set up and maintain the VR system

[35]

• Hiring support staff to use VR, to coach clinicians in the use of VR, or to maintain the VR system

[44]

Education on VR use

• Training (in person and online) to learn how to use VR and discussing appropriate content in treatment

[43, 53, 58]

• E-learning modules on foundational knowledge about clinical VR use and the added value of VR

[58]

• Hands-on learning (discuss VR experience, training sessions, and case scenarios)

[58]

• Experiential learning (discuss and reflect on VR use)

[58]

Setting up VR treatment

• Having an overview of the content (specific environments, exercises, games) that is available in VR

[43]

• Having information on how to select goal-appropriate content for clients and their treatment goals

[43]

• Getting familiar with the VR technology to instruct patients in its use

[13]

Increasing motivation to use VR

• Availability of mentors/champions to contact with questions or support needs and clinicians with VR experience who can share both evidence for the added value of VR and successful treatment experiences

[44, 58]

• Didactic reminders (weekly e-mails with tips for VR use)

[58]

• Self-directed research

[53]

• Spending time considering the added value of VR in practice

[13]