Feasibility, Subjective Effectiveness, and Acceptance of Short Virtual Reality Relaxation Breaks for Immediate Perceived Stress Reduction in Emergency Physicians: Single-Arm Pre-Post Intervention Study

This pilot study suggests that brief, relaxing VR sessions may help reduce short-term perceived stress levels in emergency physicians with minimal side effects and high user satisfaction. Future studies should address implementation challenges to optimize integration with clinical workflows.

Authors

Tanja Birrenbach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3046-0900)
Sabrina Jegerlehner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0868-0608)
Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2705-5170)
Thomas C. Sauter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6646-5789)
Seraina Häni
Simon Schober

Institutions

University Hospital of Bern (CH)

Publication Details

Journal: JMIR XR and spatial computing.
Published: 2025-04-04
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2196/72605
Primary Topic: Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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Feasibility, Subjective Effectiveness, and Acceptance of Short Virtual Reality Relaxation Breaks for Immediate Perceived Stress Reduction in Emergency Physicians: Single-Arm Pre-Post Intervention Study

Tanja Birrenbach, Sabrina Jegerlehner, Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos, Thomas C. Sauter et al.

Apr 4, 2025

JMIR XR and spatial computing.

Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout

article

Feasibility, Subjective Effectiveness, and Acceptance of Short Virtual Reality Relaxation Breaks for Immediate Perceived Stress Reduction in Emergency Physicians: Single-Arm Pre-Post Intervention Study

Tanja Birrenbach, Sabrina Jegerlehner, Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos, Thomas C. Sauter, Seraina Häni, Simon Schober

April 4, 2025article en

Abstract

This pilot study suggests that brief, relaxing VR sessions may help reduce short-term perceived stress levels in emergency physicians with minimal side effects and high user satisfaction. Future studies should address implementation challenges to optimize integration with clinical workflows.

JMIR XR and spatial computing.Vol. 2

University Hospital of Bern (CH)

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Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout

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