Healing Hearts of Hospitalized Patients

Healing Hearts of Hospitalized Patients With Virtual Reality: A Pragmatic, Crossover Trial

The study aims to evaluate the impact of a bedside-delivered virtual reality (VR) mindfulness experience on well-being and psychosocial outcomes among hospitalized adult patients compared to standard of care (SOC; no added mindfulness intervention).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adults aged 18 years and above
• Able to provide informed consent
• Able to follow verbal instructions
• Adequate motor skills for upper extremities to operate VR equipment
• Clinically stable
• English speaking
• Willing to participate in mindfulness activities

Exclusion Criteria:

• Severe cognitive impairment
• Clinically unstable
• Facial trauma prohibiting headset use
• Physical limitations in facial, neck, upper extremities that hinder use of VR equipment
• History of seizures or other neurological conditions
• Severe motion sickness
• Active nausea
• Severe visual impairment
• Severe cognitive impairment