Potential benefits of designing immersive technologies to reduce anxiety in the perioperative patient journey

This research investigates if virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) technologies can be used to help people cope with the anxiety associated a surgical procedure in patient health care journey. Perioperative is natural response surgery stress which may happen at any point before or after procedure. Research has shown that high level of perioperative are potential recovery threat for due effects on psychologic physiologic responses. The concept Digital Health increasingly playing more substantial role provision there body showing technology-based therapeutic tools play an effective, acceptable, cost- effective many aspects delivery. Through series multistakeholder engagement activities, this aims devising set guiding principles practices design application AR/VR interventions clinical setting. paper presents findings from Policy Delphi study, conducted healthcare professionals working environments.