School of Nursing,University of Jordan,Amman,Jordan.
Palliat Support Care. 2019 Feb;17(1):29-34. doi: 10.1017/S1478951518000639. Epub 2018 Sep 10.
The goal of this study was to assess the effectiveness of immersive virtual reality (VR) distraction technology in reducing pain and anxiety among female patients with breast cancer.
A randomized control trial design was used with a sample of 80 female patients with breast cancer at a specialized cancer center in Jordan. Participants were randomly assigned into intervention and comparison groups.ResultThe study findings showed that one session of the immersive VR plus morphine made a significant reduction in pain and anxiety self-reported scores, compared with morphine alone, in breast cancer patients.Significance of resultsImmersive VR is an effective distraction intervention for managing pain and anxiety among breast cancer patients. Using immersive VR as an adjuvant intervention is more effective than morphine alone in relieving pain and anxiety; furthermore, VR is a safe intervention more than pharmacological treatment.
本研究旨在评估沉浸式虚拟现实（VR）分散注意力技术在减轻女性乳腺癌患者疼痛和焦虑方面的有效性。
采用随机对照试验设计，在约旦一家专门的癌症中心选取 80 名女性乳腺癌患者作为样本。参与者被随机分配到干预组和对照组。
研究结果表明，与单独使用吗啡相比，一次沉浸式 VR 加吗啡治疗可显著降低乳腺癌患者的疼痛和焦虑自评评分。
沉浸式 VR 是管理乳腺癌患者疼痛和焦虑的有效分散注意力干预措施。将沉浸式 VR 作为辅助干预措施比单独使用吗啡更能有效缓解疼痛和焦虑；此外，VR 是一种比药物治疗更安全的干预措施。
