Virtual Reality-Based Mindfulness for Chronic Pain Management: A Scoping Review

Chronic pain affects approximately 60 million people worldwide including those with low back pain, arthritis, fibromyalgia, and cancer among others (Mills  et al., 2019). It is described as “pain which persists beyond normal tissue healing time”, generally taken as more than three months, and can cause numerous problems including anxiety and depression, an inability to work and perform normal everyday activities, and a dependence on opioids (Dah lhamer et al., 2018). In addition, the health and social care costs associated with chronic pain are significant, with approximately £5 billion spent in the United Kingdom (British Pain Society, 2021), and between $560 and $635 billion spent in the United States on pain management each year (Gask in, 2012).
Source: Pain Management Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Review Article Source Type: research