Open AccessEffectiveness of virtual reality therapy on anxiety and symptom distress with chemotherapy among children with cancer
Author(s) -
J Jeayareka,
Kathleen G. Raman,
Lokesh Kumar Singh,
Tushar B Jagzape
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of research in pharmaceutical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0975-7538
DOI - 10.26452/ijrps.v11ispl4.4640
Subject(s) - anxiety , distress , virtual reality , medicine , inclusion and exclusion criteria , clinical psychology , test (biology) , physical therapy , psychiatry , alternative medicine , pathology , artificial intelligence , computer science , paleontology , biology
The present study was undertaken to determine the effectiveness of virtual reality therapy on anxiety and symptom distress with chemotherapy among children with cancer. The present study was quasi experimental design with one group pretest and posttest design. A total of 12 participants were recruited in the study following the inclusion and exclusion criteria. After recruiting the participants, they were assigned to experimental and control groups with six participants in each group. The participant was exposed to virtual reality therapy for at least 30 minutes during the chemotherapy administration. The control group was given the wait list measures at the end of the post test. The presents study results support virtual reality therapy as an effective tool in anxiety and symptom distress with chemotherapy among children with cancer. Further, detailed studies are recommended with higher sample size and multi centers to support the implementation of virtual reality therapy as a therapeutic tool in the management of mental health disorders.