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
Marks A, Garbatini A, Hieftje K, Puthenpura V, Weser V, Fernandes C. 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. JMIR Research Protocols 2023, 12: e48761. PMID: 37943596, PMCID: PMC10667982, DOI: 10.2196/48761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERYoung adult patientsSupport groupsAdult patientsYoung adultsMean attendance rateSupport group interventionNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesOverall retention rateNon-Hispanic AsiansRare disease populationPeer support groupsFacilitated support groupBone marrow failureMedian ageCommon diagnosisPreliminary efficacyHematologic malignanciesDisease populationLife measuresPatientsFinal intervention sessionTransgender femalesPsychosocial supportRisk of early death in adolescents and young adults with cancer: a population-based study
Berkman A, Andersen C, Hildebrandt M, Livingston J, Green A, Puthenpura V, Peterson S, Milam J, Miller K, Freyer D, Roth M. Risk of early death in adolescents and young adults with cancer: a population-based study. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 115: 447-455. PMID: 36682385, PMCID: PMC10086632, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djac206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral nervous system tumorsNervous system tumorsEarly deathHematologic malignanciesSolid tumorsCancer typesInsurance statusSystem tumorsYoung adultsEnd Results registrySocioeconomic statusPopulation-based studyLow socioeconomic statusSupportive careHigh riskSociodemographic factorsAYAsTumorsHealth systemMalignancyCancerDeathRiskDeath percentageDiagnosis