Effects of virtual reality exercise on fatigue, pain, and psychological status among cancer patients: a meta-analysis
This review indicated that VR exercise reduced fatigue, pain, and anxiety in cancer patients. Nevertheless, the effect of VR exercise on relieving depression is not clear, which may be a potentially effective non pharmacological intervention in this population.
Authors
- Yonggang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5587-1928)
- Raymond Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6494-7613)
- Shiming Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8095-9585)
- Shuoqi Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1196-0448)
Institutions
- Nantong University (CN)
- Nantong Science and Technology Bureau (CN)
- Ocean University of China (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PeerJ
- Published
- 2025-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20196
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05