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Patient experience of a virtual reality calm room in a psychiatric inpatient care setting in Sweden: a qualitative study with inpatients.

Maria IlioudiSara WallströmSteinn SteingrimssonPhilip LindnerAlmira Osmanovic ThunströmLilas Ali
Published in: BMJ open (2023)
VR technology has the potential to solve pressing logistic issues in offering calm rooms in psychiatric inpatient care. VR calm rooms appear to be appreciated by psychiatric inpatients, who value their accessibility, convenience and variety of modalities offered. Participants perceived an increase in their well-being after use.
Keyphrases
  • virtual reality
  • mental health
  • palliative care
  • healthcare
  • quality improvement
  • depressive symptoms
  • social support