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Formative Evaluation of Digital Health Interventions (3533) Extended Reality, Virtual Reality and Virtual Worlds (831) Methods and Feasibility Studies (557) Anxiety and Stress Disorders (1388) Breast Cancer (327) Perioperative social and emotional support (22) Perioperative Patient Education (31) Clinical Integration of XR and Spatial Computing (64)

Published on in Vol 8 (2024)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/46367, first published .
Preoperative Virtual Reality to Expose Patients With Breast Cancer to the Operating Room Environment: Feasibility and Pilot Case Series Study

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

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

Authors of this article:

Jordana L Sommer1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Kristin Reynolds2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Pamela Hebbard4, 5 Author Orcid Image ;   Michael S D Smith6 Author Orcid Image ;   Natalie Mota3, 7 Author Orcid Image ;   W Alan C Mutch1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jessica Maples-Keller8 Author Orcid Image ;   Leslie Roos2 Author Orcid Image ;   Renée El-Gabalawy1, 2, 3, 5, 7 Author Orcid Image
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Journals

  1. El-Gabalawy R, Sommer J, Hebbard P, Reynolds K, Logan G, Smith M, Mutter T, Mutch W, Mota N, Proulx C, Gagnon Shaigetz V, Maples-Keller J, Arora R, Perrin D, Benedictson J, Jacobsohn E. An Immersive Virtual Reality Intervention for Preoperative Anxiety and Distress Among Adults Undergoing Oncological Surgery: Protocol for a 3-Phase Development and Feasibility Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2024;13:e55692 View
  2. Logan G, Benedictson J, Reynolds K, Penner K, El-Gabalawy R. “I Feel like the Virtual Reality Really Gives You that Power Back”: A Focus Group Study Exploring Breast Cancer Surgery Patients’ Experiences with a Preoperative Virtual Reality Intervention. Journal of Medical Extended Reality 2025;2(1):1 View
  3. Domene S, Fulginiti D, Briceno Silva G, Frei P, Perez Santiago G, Gasbarra M, Peters I, O’Connell A, Calderon Martinez E. Virtual reality on perioperative anxiety in pediatric patients: A narrative review. DIGITAL HEALTH 2025;11 View
  4. Roznik M, Crooks M, Smith M, Hammond E, Gross P, Mutter T, El-Gabalawy R. Treating Lower Phantom Limb Pain in the Postoperative Acute Care Setting Through a Virtual Reality-Based Graded Motor Imagery Program: A Case Series. Journal of Medical Extended Reality 2025;2(1) View
  5. Logan G, Benedictson J, Reynolds K, Penner K, El-Gabalawy R. “I Feel like the Virtual Reality Really Gives You that Power Back”: A Focus Group Study Exploring Breast Cancer Surgery Patients’ Experiences with a Preoperative Virtual Reality Intervention. Journal of Medical Extended Reality 2025;2(1) View
  6. Dantu R, Murad M, Sharma K, Dutta K, Cravens-Ray L. Navigating illness in a virtual world: the role of immersive technology across chronic care continuum – A scoping review. International Journal of Medical Informatics 2026;211:106311 View
  7. Gupta B, Karigowda L, Thakuria R, Gupta A. Virtual reality in perioperative medicine: An evidence-based systematic review and meta-analysis. Indian Journal of Anaesthesia 2026;70(2):310 View
  8. Peterson A, Bou-Nehme C, Grace B. Digital innovation beyond mHealth: a systematic review of digital health technologies in women's health. The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women's Health 2026;2(3):e249 View
  9. El‐Gabalawy R, Logan G, Hebbard P, Sommer J, Reynolds K, Penner K, Smith M, Mota N, Mutch W, Mollanji E, Maples‐Keller J, Perrin D, Arora R. An Interactive Preoperative Virtual Reality Intervention for Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Oncological Surgery: A Feasibility and Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of Surgical Oncology 2026 View

Books/Policy Documents

  1. Mahalakshmi V, Sasikala G. Augmented and Virtual Reality in Immersive Healthcare. View