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RCTs - Protocols/Proposals (eHealth) (709) Focus Groups and Qualitative Research for Human Factors Research (1315) Emotional, Social, Psychological Support for Cancer (274) Participatory Design and Participatory Research (450) Innovations and Technology in Cancer Care (573) Extended Reality, Virtual Reality and Virtual Worlds (811) Web-based and Mobile Health Interventions (4229)

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

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Asher Marks1 Author Orcid Image ;   Amanda Garbatini2 Author Orcid Image ;   Kimberly Hieftje3 Author Orcid Image ;   Vidya Puthenpura1 Author Orcid Image ;   Veronica Weser3 Author Orcid Image ;   Claudia-Santi F Fernandes4, 5 Author Orcid Image
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