The Effect of Using Engaging Distraction via Virtual Reality on Stress and Anxiety among Patients with Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy in Palestine: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

SAGE Open Nurs · 2026 · PMC12873077 · PMID 41658311

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After adjusting for baseline GAD-7 scores, marital status, and residence using ANCOVA, the group difference remained highly significant, F (1, 146) = 42.8, p < .001, partial η 2 = 0.226, with adjusted mean difference of 4.4 points (95% CI 3.2, 5.6) and adjusted means of 6.4 ( SE = 0.4) for the VR group versus 10.8 ( SE = 0.4) for the control group.

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Baseline characteristics were well-balanced between groups, with marital status showing a trend toward difference (χ 2 = 7.492) and residence showing marginal imbalance (χ 2 = 7.596) that did not reach statistical significance.

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