SEP 10, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Virtual reality patient education before radiation therapy: effects on knowledge and psychological outcomes
Scientific Reports
A single-center quasi-experimental study with modest sample size showing a transient reduction in anticipatory anxiety with VR education, but no sustained benefit and no effect on knowledge or depressive symptoms.
Reported
Knowledge group-by-time interacti…β = −1.67, 95% CI −11.04 to 7.71
Knowledge group-by-time p-valuep = 0.732
Anxiety reduction at CT simulatio…β = −1.61, 95% CI −2.62 to −0.62