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Effects of immersive virtual reality exposure in preparing pediatric oncology patients for radiation therapy

BACKGROUND: Procedural anxiety in children undergoing radiation therapy (RT) is common and is associated with poor procedural compliance and an increased used of general anaesthesia (GA). There is emerging evidence that Virtual Reality (VR) technology may reduce medical procedural distress through r...

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Autores principales: Tennant, Michelle, Anderson, Nigel, Youssef, George J., McMillan, Laura, Thorson, Renae, Wheeler, Greg, McCarthy, Maria C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8274338/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34286115
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tipsro.2021.06.001