作者
Sebastian Rutkowski, Oliver Czech, Adam Wrzeciono, Paweł Kiper, Joanna Szczepańska-Gieracha, Iwona Malicka
发表日期
2021/9/1
来源
Complementary Therapies in Medicine
卷号
61
页码范围
102767
出版商
Churchill Livingstone
简介
Objective
The aim of this systematic review was to analyse the effectiveness of virtual reality intervention as an aid for treatment-related anxiety and fatigue in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. The term chemotherapy was assumed without distinction regarding type.
Methods
The inclusion criteria were (1) randomised controlled trials or crossover studies, (2) adult cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, (3) treatment with VR scenarios providing distraction during chemotherapy, and (4) with pain, anxiety, fatigue, fear, or symptom distress as the measured outcomes. Articles in English, Polish, and Italian were sought. For the methodological quality assessment of risk of bias, likewise statistical analysis and meta-analysis the RevMan version 5.4 software and the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool were used. Two authors independently analysed the following databases for relevant research articles: PubMed …
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