Virtual reality and music therapy as distraction interventions to alleviate anxiety and improve mood states in breast cancer patients during chemotherapy

doi:10.1002/jcp.29422

. 2020 Jun;235(6):5353-5362.

doi: 10.1002/jcp.29422. Epub 2020 Jan 20.

Virtual reality and music therapy as distraction interventions to alleviate anxiety and improve mood states in breast cancer patients during chemotherapy

Andrea Chirico^{1

2}, Patrizia Maiorano³, Paola Indovina^{2

4}, Carla Milanese^{2

3}, Giovan Giacomo Giordano², Fabio Alivernini⁵, Giovanni Iodice⁶, Luigi Gallo⁴, Giuseppe De Pietro⁴, Fabio Lucidi¹, Gerardo Botti⁷, Michelino De Laurentiis⁶, Antonio Giordano^{2

3}

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¹ Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
² Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Center for Biotechnology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
³ Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
⁴ Institute for High Performance Computing and Networking, National Research Council of Italy (ICAR-CNR), Naples, Italy.
⁵ National Institute for the Evaluation of the Education System (INVALSI), Rome, Italy.
⁶ Breast Oncology Division, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy.
⁷ Pathology Division, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy.

PMID: 31957873
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29422

Virtual reality and music therapy as distraction interventions to alleviate anxiety and improve mood states in breast cancer patients during chemotherapy

Andrea Chirico et al. J Cell Physiol. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;235(6):5353-5362.

doi: 10.1002/jcp.29422. Epub 2020 Jan 20.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
² Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Center for Biotechnology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
³ Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
⁴ Institute for High Performance Computing and Networking, National Research Council of Italy (ICAR-CNR), Naples, Italy.
⁵ National Institute for the Evaluation of the Education System (INVALSI), Rome, Italy.
⁶ Breast Oncology Division, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy.
⁷ Pathology Division, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy.

PMID: 31957873
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.29422

Abstract

Psychological distress is a common consequence of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment and could further exacerbate therapy side effects. Interventions increasing treatment tolerance are crucial to improve both patients' quality of life and adherence to therapies. Virtual reality (VR) has emerged as an effective distraction tool for different medical procedures. Here, we assessed the efficacy of immersive and interactive VR in alleviating chemotherapy-related psychological distress in a cohort of Italian breast cancer patients, also comparing its effects with those of music therapy (MT). Thirty patients were included in the VR group, 30 in the MT group, and 34 in the control group, consisting of patients receiving standard care during chemotherapy. Our data suggest that both VR and MT are useful interventions for alleviating anxiety and for improving mood states in breast cancer patients during chemotherapy. Moreover, VR seems more effective than MT in relieving anxiety, depression, and fatigue.

Keywords: anxiety; breast cancer; chemotherapy; cybersickness; mood states; music therapy; virtual reality.

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