“…The metaverse is based on the fusion of technologies such as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) that enable multi-sensory interaction with virtual environments, digital objects, and people (Mystakidis, 2022). While the metaverse is still in its infancy, 3-D virtual worlds are already being utilized in healthcare, education, and many other areas (Eschenbrenner et al, 2008;Chen et al, 2012;Nah et al, 2017;Thomason, 2021). In smart health, metaverse combines technologies such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality, Internet of medical devices, Web 3.0, intelligent cloud, edge, and quantum computing with robotics to provide a new direction for healthcare (Chen & Zhang, 2022).…”