Clinical experience and departmental projects
Documenting the experience in the real setting
Explore the pathwayDocumenting the experience in the real setting
A VR comfort project can be developed in an oncology day unit, on inpatient wards or in a facility caring for people living with frailty. The starting point is a need recognised by the team and shared with the people involved.
The initial assessment may cover a defined number of sessions and a limited setting. It is useful to specify criteria for offering the experience, methods of support, content used and reasons for any non-acceptance. Describing the pathway allows other services to understand its feasibility.
Relevant outcomes
Indicators may include acceptance, actual duration, tolerability, reasons for stopping and the desire to repeat the experience. When a symptom is measured, the instrument, time of assessment and other care interventions provided should be specified.
The patient's view, the caregiver's view and the practitioner's observation represent different perspectives. Documentation must keep them distinguishable, particularly when the person has communication difficulties.
The value of testimonials
Testimonials may describe how an experience was perceived, in the words of the person or professional, when available and authorised. They do not replace scientific assessment and must not be turned into promises of results.
A documented care experience helps explain how VR fits into everyday work. Feasibility assessments and clinical studies address further questions through defined methods and outcomes. These contributions retain distinct meanings in building knowledge.
A discussion guided by the service's needs
REALICA offers discussion with teams interested in assessing its use within their own pathway. Jointly defining purposes and observation criteria helps establish whether the experience is useful, for whom and with what level of care input.
Documented projects may be presented with details of the centre, setting, methods of use and available results, subject to authorisations and respect for individuals' confidentiality.
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