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Article

Effects of Immersive Virtual Therapy as a Method Supporting the Psychological and Physical Well-Being of Women with a Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

by
Oliver Czech
1,*,
Aleksandra Kowaluk
1,2,
Tomasz Ściepuro
1,
Katarzyna Siewierska
1,
Jakub Skórniak
3,
Rafał Matkowski
3,4 and
Iwona Malicka
1
1
Department of Physiotherapy, Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences, 51-612 Wroclaw, Poland
2
Supraregional Center of Paediatric Oncology “Cape of Hope”, Wroclaw University Clinical Hospital, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
3
Lower Silesian Oncology, Pulmonology and Hematology Center, 53-413 Wroclaw, Poland
4
Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Curr. Oncol. 2024, 31(10), 6419-6432; https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol31100477
Submission received: 17 September 2024 / Revised: 18 October 2024 / Accepted: 20 October 2024 / Published: 21 October 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue From Screening to Treatment: Technology’s Impact on Breast Cancer Care)
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Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) in the mental state and quality of sleep improvement and physical activity (PA) increase of patients diagnosed with breast cancer (BC). A total of 33 subjects divided into experimental (EG, n = 17) and control (CG, n = 16) groups were assessed with the Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale (Mini-MAC), International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the Modified Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-M) at four time points. The experimental intervention consisted of eight VR TierOne sessions. Significant differences favoring the EG were identified in the group x time interactions for the main outcomes: destructive style of coping with the disease (p < 0.001), walking (p = 0.04), moderate (p < 0.001) and overall activity (p = 0.004), quality of sleep (p < 0.001), depressive symptoms (p < 0.001), anxiety levels (p < 0.001), aggression levels (p = 0.002), and overall HADS (p < 0.001). Trends, favoring the EG, in the constructive style of coping, sedentary behavior and intensive PA, and sleep efficiency and sleeping time were also found. A VR intervention improves general well-being in terms of the measured parameters.
Keywords: breast cancer; physical activity; physical health; mental health; quality of sleep; virtual reality breast cancer; physical activity; physical health; mental health; quality of sleep; virtual reality

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Czech, O.; Kowaluk, A.; Ściepuro, T.; Siewierska, K.; Skórniak, J.; Matkowski, R.; Malicka, I. Effects of Immersive Virtual Therapy as a Method Supporting the Psychological and Physical Well-Being of Women with a Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Curr. Oncol. 2024, 31, 6419-6432. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol31100477

AMA Style

Czech O, Kowaluk A, Ściepuro T, Siewierska K, Skórniak J, Matkowski R, Malicka I. Effects of Immersive Virtual Therapy as a Method Supporting the Psychological and Physical Well-Being of Women with a Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Current Oncology. 2024; 31(10):6419-6432. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol31100477

Chicago/Turabian Style

Czech, Oliver, Aleksandra Kowaluk, Tomasz Ściepuro, Katarzyna Siewierska, Jakub Skórniak, Rafał Matkowski, and Iwona Malicka. 2024. "Effects of Immersive Virtual Therapy as a Method Supporting the Psychological and Physical Well-Being of Women with a Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial" Current Oncology 31, no. 10: 6419-6432. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol31100477

APA Style

Czech, O., Kowaluk, A., Ściepuro, T., Siewierska, K., Skórniak, J., Matkowski, R., & Malicka, I. (2024). Effects of Immersive Virtual Therapy as a Method Supporting the Psychological and Physical Well-Being of Women with a Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Current Oncology, 31(10), 6419-6432. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol31100477

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