Personalized virtual reality in hemodialysis patients: a multicenter pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients undergoing hemodialysis frequently experience stress, physical discomfort, depressive symptoms and prolonged immobility during lengthy treatment sessions. Immersive virtual reality (VR) has shown promise as a non-pharmacological intervention to improve wellbeing in various clinical settings. However, no multicenter study has examined personalized immersive VR in dialysis patients. This study therefore aimed to assess the tolerability and effects of a single personalized VR session on wellbeing, pain and physiological parameters in patients undergoing hemodialysis.

Methods

In this pre-post single group pilot study, 148 participants from 12 dialysis centers (10 outpatient, 2 in-hospital) were enrolled. Each patient completed one personalized 20-min VR sessi

SUBMITTER: Russ P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12757744 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature