Preoperative Virtual Reality to Expose Patients With Breast Cancer to the Operating Room Environment: Feasibility and Pilot Case Series Study

Jordana L Sommer   ^{1, 2} , MA ;   Kristin Reynolds   ^{2, 3} , PhD ;   Pamela Hebbard   ^{4, 5} , MD ;   Michael S D Smith   ⁶ , MSc ;   Natalie Mota   ^{3, 7} , PhD ;   W Alan C Mutch   ¹ , MD ;   Jessica Maples-Keller   ⁸ , PhD ;   Leslie Roos   ² , PhD ;   Renée El-Gabalawy   ^{1, 2, 3, 5, 7} , PhD

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

² Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

³ Department of Psychiatry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

⁴ Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

⁵ CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

⁶ National Research Council Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

⁷ Department of Clinical Health Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

⁸ Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States