Participant demographics and virtual reality (VR) characteristics
Participant demographic | N (%) | VR characteristic | N (%) | VR characteristic | N (%) |
Median age, years (±SD) | 63.0 (±16.50) | Setting | Experience of using VR | ||
Male | 9 (60) | Hospice inpatient | 7 (46.7) | Good | 14 (93.3) |
Female | 6 (40) | Hospice outpatient | 2 (13.3) | Indifferent | 1 (6.7) |
Hospital | 6 (40) | Poor experience | 0 (0) | ||
Participants | |||||
Patients | 12 (80) | Reason for VR | Adverse events | ||
Caregivers | 3 (20) | Relaxation | 11 (73.3) | Yes | 0 (0) |
Pain | 2 (13.3) | No | 15 (100) | ||
Patient diagnosis, n=12 | Boredom alleviation | 1 (6.7) | |||
Cancer | 10 (83.3) | Anxiety | 1 (6.7) | Problems with VR use? | |
Amyloidosis | 1 (8.3) | Yes | 2 (13.3) | ||
Neurological | 1 (8.3) | Choice of VR experience | No | 13 (86.7) | |
Beach | 7 (46.7) | ||||
Forest | 7 (46.7) | Would they use VR again? | |||
Rollercoaster | 1 (6.7) | Yes | 15 (100) | ||
No | 0 (0) | ||||
Time VR used | |||||
5 min | 3 (20) | Was VR requested to be used again? | |||
10 min | 5 (33.3) | Yes | 2 (13.3) | ||
15 min | 6 (40) | No | 13 (86.7) | ||
30 min | 1 (6.7) |