“I Don’t Get to Feel This Good Very Often:” Virtual Reality Intervention for Veterans Receiving End-of-Life Care
Results demonstrate the use of VR to facilitate meaningful engagement and improve psychological well-being for veterans receiving HPC. Additionally, opportunities for socialization and reminiscence, even while bedbound, increased. These findings support further exploration of VR as an intervention in HPC.
Authors
- Megan Elizabeth Gately (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0319-8046)
- Anastasia Canell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6520-2362)
- Alexandra Laffer
- Steven D. Shirk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1905-1505)
- Melanie Corle
- Kristen Dillon
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System (US)
- VA New England Healthcare System (US)
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Palliative Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10966218261421071
- Primary Topic
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00