A new study <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(24)00474-9/fulltext">published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings</a> suggests that <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://tryhealium.com/how-it-works">virtual reality (VR)</a> can be an effective tool to reduce preoperative anxiety in older patients undergoing their first <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/cardiovascular-surgery/sections/overview/ovc-20123422">open-heart surgery</a>. While much of the research to date using VR involved younger patient populations, these research findings suggest that immersive VR was effective and well tolerated in older patients. These reductions in anxiety are particularly significant given the known link between preoperative anxiety and negative postoperative outcomes, including increased pain, reduced activity and higher medication use.&nbsp;"This research represents a step forward in improving the patient experience and potentially using this approach to optimize postoperative recovery," says <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.mayo.edu/research/faculty/miller-jordan-d-ph-d/bio-00027578">Jordan Miller, Ph.D.</a>, a cardiovascular disease researcher at <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/about-mayo-clinic">Mayo Clinic</a> and senior author of the study.&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/n7-mcnn/7bcc9724adf7b803/uploads/2025/02/patient_using_virtual_reality-1024x683.jpg" style="" draggable="true">Read more here <a target="_blank" href="https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-researchers-and-surgeons-test-virtual-reality-to-calm-presurgery-jitters/">https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-researchers-and-surgeons-test-virtual-reality-to-calm-presurgery-jitters/</a>

A new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings suggests that virtual reality (VR) can be an effective tool to reduce preoperative anxiety in older patients undergoing their... 

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