A positive psychological intervention using virtual reality for patients with advanced cancer in a hospital setting: A pilot study to assess feasibility

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 263-270

  Baños, Rosa M ^a,d   Espinoza, MacArena ^a   García Palacios, Azucena ^b,d   Cervera, José M ^c   Esquerdo, Gaspar ^c   Barrajón, Enrique ^c   Botella, Cristina ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^c Hospital Clinica Benidorm   (Spain)

^d Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cancer; Mood induction procedures; Positive emotions; Positive psychology; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMOTIONS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RELAXATION THERAPY; SPAIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84874108085     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-012-1520-x     Document Type: Article

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