Boots, Rob http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2436-7654
Curley, Cameron
Scott, Ashleigh
Gavin, Nicole http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0828-9852
Morris, Edward
Foster, Carley
Jackson, Matthew
Collet, Sally
Thompson, Damien
Wardell, Nadine
Vedelago, James
Adam, Stephen
Article History
Received: 26 September 2023
Accepted: 5 December 2023
First Online: 6 February 2024
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from each participant. The study received Queensland Health multisite ethics approval through the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital human research ethics committee (HREC/2021/QRBW/79781).
: Not applicable.
: Damien Thompson is the Founding CEO of the Chimera Legacy Foundation. Nadine Wardell is the Patient Day Coordinator of the Chimera Legacy Foundation. James Vedelago is the Chairman of the Chimera Legacy Foundation. Stephen Adam is the Strategy and Funding Manager of the Chimera Legacy Foundation. Rob Boots is the Medical Advisor to the Chimera Legacy Foundation. None of these are paid positions. The Chimera Legacy Foundation is a volunteer not-for profit charity with a mission to empower patients facing lifesaving treatment on their healthcare journey recognising the importance for patients to be in control with programs designed to reduce the stress and anxiety at each stage of the patient journey.The Chimera Legacy Foundation is a volunteer not-for profit charity with a mission to empower patients facing lifesaving treatment on their healthcare journey, recognising the importance for patients to be in control with programmes designed to reduce the stress and anxiety at each stage of the patient journey. The Chimera Legacy Foundation provided the virtual reality equipment and organized the familiarization days for the study.The rest of all the authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.