Intensive Care Unit-Specific Virtual Reality for Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19: Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although psychological sequelae after intensive care unit (ICU) treatment are considered quite intrusive, robustly effective interventions to treat or prevent these long-term sequelae are lacking. Recently, it was demonstrated that ICU-specific virtual reality (ICU-VR) is a feasible and acceptable intervention with potential mental health benefits. However, its effect on mental health and ICU aftercare in COVID-19 ICU survivors is unknown.

Objective

This study aimed to explore the effects of ICU-VR on mental health and on patients' perceived quality of, satisfaction with, and rating of ICU aftercare among COVID-19 ICU survivors.

Methods

This was a multicenter randomized controlled trial. Patients were randomized to either the ICU-VR (intervention) or the co

SUBMITTER: Vlake JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8812141 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature