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The intervention consisted of a virtual reality immersion system and was a six- to seven-minute system trial that included: a wide three-screen LCD with stereo sound, a walking system for bedridden patients, scent with gentle breeze, and a vital signs monitor. Three scenarios were used: a typical park, a plateau, and a cherry blossom avenue in bloom.
This was a single-arm, pilot study.
The authors used their own fatigue scale (not described).
Of the patients, 16 were not fatigued, four were a little fatigued, one was fairly fatigued, and one had no answer.
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