Burrai Francesco, Matarese Maria, Micheluzzi Valentina, Cadeddu Giulia, De Marinis Maria Grazia, Piredda Michela
Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
Department of Medicine and Surgery, Research Unit Nursing Science, Campus Bio-Medico of Rome University, Rome, Italy.
Semin Oncol Nurs. 2025 Apr;41(2):151813. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2025.151813. Epub 2025 Feb 2.
To explore the experiences patients with cancer using immersive virtual reality (iVR) during antineoplastic infusion therapy.
A qualitative descriptive study was nested in a randomized controlled three-arm trial. Semistructured individual interviews were conducted in person at the end of the 30-minute iVR experience, which included 310 scenarios, depicting beaches, animals, submarine environments, and mountains, available in 4K to 8K 360° sphere video. The interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. The transcripts were analyzed using content analysis.
Twenty-four patients participated. Content analysis generated three main categories (cognitive and emotional benefits of iVR, customizable intervention with beautiful images, and negative aspects of iVR), and seven subcategories (enrichment of knowledge and experiences, positive emotions, cognitive engagement, variety of scenarios, quality and beauty of the videos, discomfort with the equipment, negative feelings toward the iVR devices).
The patients' experience with iVR was positive and enhanced their experience of receiving antineoplastic infusion therapy, with minimal cybersickness.
iVR is an innovative intervention that can be implemented in nursing practice to enhance the humanization of care and foster a patient-centered approach in patients undergoing antineoplastic infusion therapy.
探讨癌症患者在抗肿瘤输液治疗期间使用沉浸式虚拟现实（iVR）的体验。
一项定性描述性研究嵌套于一项随机对照三臂试验中。在30分钟的iVR体验结束后进行面对面的半结构化个人访谈，该体验包括310个场景，以4K至8K 360°球形视频呈现海滩、动物、海底环境和山脉。访谈进行了录音并逐字转录。使用内容分析法对转录本进行分析。
24名患者参与。内容分析产生了三个主要类别（iVR的认知和情感益处、具有精美图像的可定制干预以及iVR的负面方面）和七个子类别（知识和体验的丰富、积极情绪、认知参与、场景多样性、视频质量和美感、设备不适、对iVR设备的负面感受）。
患者对iVR的体验是积极的，并增强了他们接受抗肿瘤输液治疗的体验，且晕动症最小。
iVR是一种创新干预措施，可在护理实践中实施，以增强护理的人性化，并在接受抗肿瘤输液治疗的患者中培养以患者为中心的方法。
