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A few months ago UCHealth approached Robin and her husband, David Maestas, background, about a new opportunity UCHealth is offering to infusion patients: virtual reality. Photos by Joel Blocker, for UCHealth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before Robin Maestas\u2019 chemotherapy drip can be started, she is given an IV form of Benadryl to ward off any allergic reactions. The medication makes her anxious and uneasy.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt makes you want to jump out the window,\u201d she said as she nods in the direction of the window of her private treatment room on the second floor of UCHealth Cancer Center \u2013 Harmony Campus in Fort Collins<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Robin Maestas, left, and her husband, David, use UCHealth\u0092s new virtual reality system to help calm their nerves before Robin\u0092s treatment at UCHealth Cancer Center \u0096 Harmony Campus in Fort Collins, recently.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To treat her ovarian cancer, Robin was receiving her second-to-last round of chemotherapy. It requires a private room at the center\u2019s outpatient infusion clinic because of its specifics. And she can sometimes be there up to eight hours.<\/p>\n

A few months ago, Sarah Schoeneman, a certified nursing assistant for UCHealth Cancer Care & Hematolog<\/a> in northern Colorado, approached Robin and her husband, David Maestas, about a new opportunity UCHealth is offering to infusion patients: virtual reality.<\/p>\n

Robin knew right away it was something she\u2019d like to try \u2014 anything to help with the effects of the medication.<\/p>\n

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Certified nursing assistant Tiffany Gottlob helps Chuck Kler, set up for a virtual reality experience as he waits for test results to see if he needs a blood transfusion at UCHealth Cancer Center \u0096 Harmony Campus in Fort Collins.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Virtual reality in health care<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cVirtual reality has been used in health care for a couple decades now,\u201d said Nicole Caputo, UCHealth\u2019s director of experience and innovation. \u201cWe read the literature and research on its benefits and decided it was something we should see if our patients would benefit from.\u201d<\/p>\n

In health care, VR is being used for everything from pain management to combating loneliness in long-term care facilities to clinical education. Outside of health care, it\u2019s popular in the gaming industry as well as in construction, where it showcases proposed designs.<\/p>\n

UCHealth trialed VR with a pilot program<\/a> in outpatient infusion<\/a>. Infusion patients can sometimes spend hours sitting in one spot while they get their treatment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to see if using virtual reality as a distraction improved our patient experience,\u201d Caputo said.<\/p>\n

The results were overwhelmingly positive.<\/p>\n

The pilot program<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A poll of 18 caregivers, 60 patients and 18 staff members who provide care for those patients found that 88 percent of patients who tried VR said they\u2019d use it again, as did 94 percent of caregivers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe learned it was a distraction, but we kind of knew that,\u201d Caputo said. \u201cBut what we learned that we didn\u2019t know going in was that it\u2019s so much more than a distraction. For patients, it made time go faster and transported them to a new place. Some even said they forgot they were sick for a bit.<\/p>\n

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Robin Maestas, left, watches her husband, David, as he uses the virtual reality goggles prior to the couple using the devices to calm their nerves before Robin\u0092s cancer treatment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe best part is that it\u2019s simple \u2014 it makes people happy. And if we can do that while they are here, that\u2019s what we want to do. That\u2019s what makes this technology so powerful; it has the power to transform your experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not only was UCHealth looking at patient responses, but introducing VR into its care strategy had to integrate easily with staff\u2019s workflow. The pilot showed that 100 percent of staff was willing to offer it to patients.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a little time-consuming in the beginning, only because you\u2019re having to explain it for the first time to patients on how to use it,\u201d Schoeneman said. \u201cBut I do think it is worth the time. It\u2019s beneficial for our patients to have VR when they are nervous; it is something that is able to take their mind of everything that is going on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Expanding VR in health-care facilities<\/strong><\/h3>\n

With the data to back the plan, UCHealth chose 10 locations to roll out VR at outpatient cancer care and infusion facilities throughout the Front Range and Steamboat Springs. VR also will launch at the burn unit at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital.<\/p>\n

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Chuck Kler, left, points to something that he sees in his virtual reality goggles, which he uses while he waits for test results to see if he needs a blood transfusion at UCHealth Cancer Center \u0096 Harmony Campus in Fort Collins.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chuck Kler was one of the first patients in northern Colorado to use VR. He gets blood work done several times a week. He must wait for the results before knowing if he\u2019ll need to stay longer for a blood transfusion. Kler enjoys VR while he waits. He said it breaks up the monotony of doing the same thing each time he comes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s fascinating,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I\u2019ve got my favorites already.\u201d<\/p>\n

UCHealth partnered with Rendever, a Boston-based company that originally created its programs and equipment for long-term care facilities. The equipment includes a set of goggles that fit a Samsung smartphone. The phone is linked to a tablet, which controls the program.<\/p>\n

Participants can choose from games or different short videos \u2014 such as swimming with dolphins. They can even drop themselves into their old neighborhood in a Google-Maps-like experience.<\/p>\n

Kler likes the farm sanctuary video \u2014 a favorite among most participants, who have commented on liking everything from the \u201cgoats that jump in my lap\u201d to the video\u2019s \u201chappy ending.\u201d<\/p>\n

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John Hill holds the tablet that controls the content his wife, Mary, watches through the virtual reality goggles she uses during her chemotherapy. A favorite video among patients if the farm sanctuary.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Participants can take a helicopter flight over Dubai, lounge around with seals, or sit in the audience of a symphony. By request, Rendever also is localizing its material for UCHealth. It is currently working on a bicycle ride through the Rocky Mountains.<\/p>\n

One of Mary Hill\u2019s favorites is watching the symphony.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would probably bore most people,\u201d she said. \u201cBut to see the music I know being played by musicians \u2014 I love it.\u201d<\/p>\n

She took off her cap and placed the goggles strap over her smooth head. She told her husband, John Hill, to play the symphony one, after which she said, \u201cWe\u2019ve been to Symphonic Hall in Paris twice. Oh, the acoustics, the music and the world-class musicians\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

She sat with a smile on her face as she watched the symphony from her \u201cfavorite seat\u201d next to the violinists. \u201cThey put me in the best spot,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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