Exploring the use of virtual reality in paediatric oncology

This thesis examines the feasibility, acceptability and clinical implications of using Immersive virtual reality (VR) as a therapeutic intervention to enhance the psychological wellbeing of hospitalised children and adolescents with cancer. Benefits to patients' physical and emotional states, and the factors (i.e., patient, treatment, intervention) moderating the effectiveness of the VR intervention in this setting, are explored.<p></p>