Patient Outcomes of a Virtual Reality-Based Music Therapy Pilot in Palliative Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospitalized patients with palliative care needs often have high levels of physical and psychological symptom distress. Virtual reality (VR) with a music therapy intervention may improve physical and psychological symptoms.

Objectives

To assess symptom distress and quality of life (QOL) among hospitalized palliative care patients who participated in a virtual reality-based music therapy (VR-MT) intervention, and to explore VR-MT from the perspectives of health care professionals involved in their care.

Design

Single-arm pilot study of a two-day VR-MT intervention.

Setting/participants

Patients seen by an inpatient palliative care consultation service at a U.S. hospital could participate in the VR-MT intervention. Participants created a customized sou

SUBMITTER: Brungardt A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11271146 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature