Virtual environment education reduces anxiety prior to radiation therapy

(Thomas Jefferson University) Radiation therapists and physicians know that education can reduce anxiety before radiation treatment but lack a standardized tool. In an effort to solve this problem, a multidisciplinary team from Jefferson College of Health Professions and Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University conducted a pilot study to see if a virtual environment education program could reduce some of the anxiety their patients face.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news