Published on in Vol 12 (2023)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/48761, first published .
Use of Immersive Virtual Reality Spaces to Engage Adolescent and Young Adult Patients With Cancer in Therapist-Guided Support Groups: Protocol for a Pre-Post Study

Use of Immersive Virtual Reality Spaces to Engage Adolescent and Young Adult Patients With Cancer in Therapist-Guided Support Groups: Protocol for a Pre-Post Study

Use of Immersive Virtual Reality Spaces to Engage Adolescent and Young Adult Patients With Cancer in Therapist-Guided Support Groups: Protocol for a Pre-Post Study

Asher Marks   1 , MD ;   Amanda Garbatini   2 , LCSW ;   Kimberly Hieftje   3 , PhD ;   Vidya Puthenpura   1 , MD ;   Veronica Weser   3 , PhD ;   Claudia-Santi F Fernandes   4, 5 , EdD

1 Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States

2 Department of Social Work, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, United States

3 Department of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States

4 Department of General Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States

5 Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Asher Marks, MD
  • Section of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
  • Department of Pediatrics
  • Yale School of Medicine
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  • New Haven, CT, 06510
  • United States
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  • Email: asher.marks@yale.edu