Virtual Reality Meditation on Anxiety in Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

"This intervention involves immersive virtual reality (VR)-based guided meditation sessions using MediboothVR, the first Turkish-language supported virtual reality meditation application developed in Türkiye. It is distinct from other VR interventions in the following ways:~Cultural and language adaptation: MediboothVR is fully available in Turkish, providing culturally relevant audio-guided content. This makes it more accessible and emotionally resonant for Turkish-speaking participants, unlike many VR applications designed in other languages.~Duration and consistency: The intervention is delivered over three consecutive days, with a different video used each day, each lasting approximately 10 minutes.~Technical delivery: The application is used exclusively via VR headsets, creating a fully immersive experience that eliminates visual and auditory distractions from the hospital environment."

"This intervention involves the use of a virtual reality headset to present immersive 360-degree calming nature videos to participants. It is distinct from other video- or relaxation-based interventions in several key ways:~Delivery via VR headset: Unlike standard video-based relaxation interventions presented on screens or tablets, this method delivers video content in a fully immersive virtual reality environment, which blocks out external visual and auditory stimuli from the unit.~Non-guided and passive exposure: The video group receives no audio-guided instruction or meditation scripting, making it a purely visual and passive exposure intervention.~Cultural relevance and visual neutrality: The nature videos are non-verbal, visually neutral, and free of religious, symbolic, or emotionally provocative imagery, allowing them to be suitable for a diverse patient population."