There is a large and growing body of evidence on the health benefits of engagement in
leisure activities (voluntary, enjoyable non-work activities, such as hobbies, arts …

For many patients, numerous unpleasant features of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
experience such as scan duration, auditory noise, spatial confinement, and motion …

Purpose Despite the use of perioperative anxiolytics and pain medication, surgery can be a
stressful and painful experience. Providing patients with distractions using video and/or …

Purpose: Several transperineal biopsy series have proven feasibility under local anesthesia.
However, there is a lack of large analyses detailing pain outcomes and factors influencing …

Acoustic stimuli such as music or ambient noise can significantly affect physiological and
psychological health in humans. We here summarize positive effects of music therapy in …

Purpose To evaluate the effectiveness of immersive VR distraction technology in alleviating
anxiety and pain during flexible cystoscopy. Methods We prospectively recruited 270 study …

Results The primary analysis was on the basis of the modified intention-to-treat principle.
The median baseline visual analog scale pain score was 24.7 mm (interquartile range, 16.5 …

Purpose Although external shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) is an outpatient procedure
generally not requiring anesthesia or sedation, patients may experience pain during the …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of listening to different music
types during extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) on the patients' pain control …

Background: Holistic biopsychosocial care has been underemphasized in perioperative
pathway designs. The importance and a cost-effective way of implementing biopsychosocial …