{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["40"],"submitter":["McAnirlin O"],"funding":["Prisma Health"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Nature-based and other outdoor virtual reality (VR) experiences in head-mounted displays (HMDs) offer powerful, non-pharmacological tools for hospice teams to help patients undergoing end-of-life (EOL) transitions. However, the psychological distress of the patient-caregiver dyad is interconnected and highlights the interdependence and responsiveness to distress as a unit. Hospice care services and healthcare need strategies to help patients and informal caregivers with EOL transitions.<h4>Methods</h4>Our study uses the synchronized <i>Tandem VR</i> <sup><i>TM</i></sup> approach where patient-caregiver dyads experience immersive nature-based and other outdoor VR content. This mixed methods study will recruit 20 patient-caregiver dyads (<i>N</i> = 40) enrolled in home hos"],"journal":["Contemporary clinical trials communications"],"pagination":["101318"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11263497"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["The <i>Tandem VR™</i> protocol: Synchronized nature-based and other outdoor experiences in virtual reality for hospice patients and their caregivers."],"pmcid":["PMC11263497"],"pubmed_authors":["Farrell E","Li F","Moutogiannis PP","McAnirlin O","Pope JK","Thrift J","Thomas G","Browning MHEM","Fasolino T","Evatt MM"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"The <i>Tandem VR™</i> protocol: Synchronized nature-based and other outdoor experiences in virtual reality for hospice patients and their caregivers.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Nature-based and other outdoor virtual reality (VR) experiences in head-mounted displays (HMDs) offer powerful, non-pharmacological tools for hospice teams to help patients undergoing end-of-life (EOL) transitions. However, the psychological distress of the patient-caregiver dyad is interconnected and highlights the interdependence and responsiveness to distress as a unit. Hospice care services and healthcare need strategies to help patients and informal caregivers with EOL transitions.<h4>Methods</h4>Our study uses the synchronized <i>Tandem VR</i> <sup><i>TM</i></sup> approach where patient-caregiver dyads experience immersive nature-based and other outdoor VR content. This mixed methods study will recruit 20 patient-caregiver dyads (<i>N</i> = 40) enrolled in home hos","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Aug","modification":"2026-05-29T12:00:45.101Z","creation":"2025-06-01T01:15:54.211Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11263497","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39045392"],"doi":["10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101318"]}}