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Virtual reality intervention for older women with breast cancer . This study examined the effects of a virtual reality distraction intervention on chemotherapy-related symptom distress levels in 16 women aged 50 and older . A cross-over design was used to answer the following research questions : ( 1 ) Is virtual reality an effective distraction intervention for reducing chemotherapy-related symptom distress levels in older women with breast cancer ? ( 2 ) Does virtual reality have a lasting effect ? Chemotherapy treatments are intensive and difficult to endure . One way to cope with chemotherapy-related symptom distress is through the use of distraction . For this study , a head-mounted display ( Sony PC Glasstron PLM - S700 ) was used to display encompassing images and block competing stimuli during chemotherapy infusions . The Symptom Distress Scale ( SDS ) , Revised Piper Fatigue Scale ( PFS ) , and the State Anxiety Inventory ( SAI ) were used to measure symptom distress . For two matched chemotherapy treatments , one pre-test and two post-test measures were employed . Participants were randomly assigned to receive the VR distraction intervention during one chemotherapy treatment and received no distraction intervention ( control condition ) during an alternate chemotherapy treatment . Analysis using paired t-tests demonstrated a significant decrease in the SAI ( p = 0.10 ) scores immediately following chemotherapy treatments when participants used VR . No significant changes were found in SDS or PFS values . There was a consistent trend toward improved symptoms on all measures 48 h following completion of chemotherapy . Evaluation of the intervention indicated that women thought the head mounted device was easy to use , they experienced no cybersickness , and 100 % would use VR again .
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Intervention_Educational
Virtual reality intervention
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Intervention_Educational
virtual reality distraction intervention
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Intervention_Educational
virtual reality
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Intervention_Psychological
a head-mounted display ( Sony PC Glasstron PLM - S700 ) was used to display encompassing images and block competing stimuli during chemotherapy infusions .
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Intervention_Educational
VR distraction intervention during one chemotherapy treatment
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Intervention_Control
no distraction intervention ( control condition )
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Outcome_Physical
symptom distress
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Outcome_Physical
Symptom Distress Scale ( SDS )
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Outcome_Physical
Revised Piper Fatigue Scale ( PFS ) ,
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Outcome_Mental
State Anxiety Inventory ( SAI
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Outcome_Other
decrease
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Outcome_Mental
SAI
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Outcome_Physical
SDS
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Outcome_Physical
PFS
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Outcome_Physical
improved symptoms
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Outcome_Physical
cybersickness
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Participant_Age
older
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Participant_Sex
women
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Participant_Condition
breast cancer
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Participant_Sample-size
16
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Participant_Sex
women
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Participant_Age
50 and older
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Participant_Age
older
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Participant_Sex
women
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Participant_Condition
breast cancer