Use of virtual reality for symptom management in solid-tumor patients with implications for primary brain tumor research: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary brain tumors (PBTs) remain incurable, with a typically poor prognosis and significant symptom burden for patients. Virtual reality (VR) can potentially alleviate some of the negative aspects of illness by allowing individuals to escape to environments where they can experience more positive thoughts and emotions. Given promising findings for VR use in other clinical populations, there is increasing interest to use VR for symptomatic improvement in oncology patients. The purpose of this review was to analyze the literature of VR-related interventions for symptom management in adult PBT and other solid-tumor patients, which will guide development of future VR interventions in these populations.

Methods

A systematic search of EMBASE, PubMed, Scopus, and Web o

SUBMITTER: Leggiero NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7516123 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature