ArticleDermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.]2019
Virtual Reality to Improve the Experience of the Mohs Patient-A Prospective Interventional Study.
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- OncoVR - Virtual Reality in Oncology for Patient-centered Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Current oncology reports · 2026Pooled it
- Apple Vision Pro and Its Implications in Mohs Micrographic Surgery: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Dermatological Conditions Inducing Acute and Chronic Pain.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2022Review
- A Virtual Reality Game to Change Sun Protection Behavior and Prevent Cancer: User-Centered Design Approach.JMIR serious games · 2021Article
- Contemplating or Acting? Which Immersive Modes Should Be Favored in Virtual Reality During Physiotherapy for Breast Cancer Rehabilitation.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundNonmelanoma skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States with significant quality of life impact.
objectiveTo assess the utility of a highly immersive virtual reality (VR) experience in the context of outpatient skin cancer surgery as a means to minimize patient-reported feelings of anxiety or pain. The authors also sought to assess the effects on patient-reported overall satisfaction. MATERIALS AND
methodsPatients completed a pre-VR experience survey after completion of their first Mohs surgery layer, followed by a 10-minute VR experience, and a post-VR experience survey. Differences in the pre-VR survey and post-VR survey were compared using the chi-square test. The anxiety scores were compared using a t-test.
resultsIn all but 2 questions, there was a trend toward improvement of the anxiety-related sensations after completion of the VR experience. There were statistically significant differences for 4 questions: "Are you currently feeling unable to relax" (p = .0013), "are you currently feeling fear of the worst happening" (p < .0001), "are you currently feeling terrified or afraid" (p = .0046), and "are you currently feeling nervous" (p < .0001).
conclusionVirtual reality experiences during the Mohs surgical day significantly improved measures of anxiety and patient satisfaction.
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