Avatar-Based Strategies for Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: There is a lack of studies to determine if avatar-based protocols could be considered an efficient and accurate strategy to improve psychological well-being in oncology patients, even though it represents a growing field of research. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first systematic review addressing the effectiveness of avatar-based treatments to enhance quality of life (QoL) and psychological well-being in breast cancer patients. The purpose of this study was to review the scientific literature of those studies involving avatar-based technology and breast cancer patients in order to answer the following questions. (1) Are avatar-based strategies useful to im-prove QoL and psychological well-being (anxiety and depression symptoms) in breast cancer patients? (2) Which is the best

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Guidonet I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10452070 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature