Palliative Care, Symptom control
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Palliative patients on palliative care units - Patients will receive a total of three VR applications of approximately 20 minutes each. Data collection takes place before exposure and after e
Sponsors
Philipps-Universität Marburg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patient receiving palliative care
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Age <18 years - Refusal to participate in the study - Lack of capacity to consent - Known manifest epilepsy - Infectious diseases (3MRGN, 4MRGN, MRSA, etc.) - Mental impairments that prevent understanding of the questionnaire or the study or consent: 1. diagnosed mental illnesses (e.g. severe depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe anxiety disorders) 2. cognitive impairments (e.g. dementia, intellectual impairments, cognitive disorders due to a neurological disease) 3. acute mental crises (e.g. suicidal thoughts or acute psychotic episodes) 4. cognitive and language impairments (e.g. severe language disorders, aphasic disorders)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Do VR videos tailored to individual needs and preferences have a positive effect on common symptoms of palliative care patients and can they improve quality of life? The data will be collected using standardised questionnaires (Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale-Revised, EQ-5D-5L and McGill Quality of Life Questionnaire Revised) as well as our own questions. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Is there a need on the part of patients for more frequent VR exposures and do these improve symptoms and quality of life even better? - Is there a difference in the outcome parameters between patients in hospice, outpatient palliative care or inpatients on palliative care? | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactChristian Volberg
Philipps-Universität Marburg
Outcome results
None listed