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This study evaluates the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of immersive VR to alleviate symptoms in palliative care patients.

Another Life: Palliative Virtual Reality for Experiencing the World Until the End

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Observational study explores symptom relief in palliative care patients using virtual reality, highlighting positive outcomes.

This study evaluates the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of immersive VR to alleviate symptoms in palliative care patients.
Descriptive observational design with pre- and post-intervention assessments.
Data collected using standardized questionnaires and patient-reported outcome measures.
Conducted in four palliative care centers with 13 adult patients capable of using VR headsets.
Assessment of personal characteristics, expectations, usability, satisfaction, and perceived symptom relief.
Participants reported high usability and satisfaction with the VR experience.
Improvement in fatigue (mean reduction −1.7), drowsiness (−1.6), and appetite (−1.4).
Decreased levels of depression and anxiety, with overall well-being increasing slightly (+0.5).
No adverse effects reported, and most patients were willing to repeat the experience.

Manzati et al. (2026) studied this question.

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