The Effect of a Virtual Reality-Based Mindfulness Intervention on Anxiety, Comfort, Sleep, and Fatigue in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy
Newly diagnosed with breast cancer, Female and aged 18 years or older, Diagnosed with stage II or III breast cancer, Scheduled to receive chemotherapy for breast cancer for the first time in the adjuvant or neoadjuvant setting, using either the CA regimen \[C: cyclophosphamide; A: doxorubicin (Adriamycin)\] or the TC regimen \[T: docetaxel; C: cyclophosphamide\], with or without paclitaxel, trastuzumab, docetaxel, or carboplatin, Scheduled to receive chemotherapy but have not yet started treatment, Have a Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) score of ≤30, have no physician-diagnosed psychiatric disorder according to the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, and are not receiving treatment for a psychiatric disorder (Appendix 8), Have completed at least primary school education, Voluntarily agree to participate in the study.
You may not be if
Presence of metastasis, History of seizures, Presence of vertigo, Presence of motion sickness with a tendency toward nausea and vomiting, Communication difficulties, including hearing, visual, or speech impairments, Unwillingness to participate in the study. Withdrawal Criteria
Participants will be withdrawn from the study if:
They discontinue the treatment protocol at any stage, Their treatment protocol is changed, They no longer wish to continue participating in the study.
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