Immersive Virtual Reality Use in Medical Intensive Care: Mixed Methods Feasibility Study.
Brian W LockeTe-Yi TsaiChristian Mahony Reátegui-RiveraAileen S GabrielAref SmileyJoseph FinkelsteinPublished in: JMIR serious games (2024)
Patient acceptance of immersive VR was high in a mostly medical intensive care population with little prior VR experience. Patients commented on the potential of immersive VR to ameliorate cognitive and emotional symptoms. Investigators can consider integrating minimally modified commercial VR headsets into the existing intensive care unit workflow to further assess VR's efficacy for a variety of endpoints.