Study Design
psychiatric
This quasi-randomized experimental study compared the effect of 2 types of calm rooms (physical and VR) on self-reported well-being and vital signs (BP and HR) pre- and postintervention among psychiatric inpatients. Patients who were already admitted were asked if they were interested in using a relaxation room and willing to provide ratings. They were included in the study if they fulfilled the inclusion criteria (see below) and provided written informed consent. Staff received instructions on how to use the calm rooms. As the 2 treatments were in different wards, it was not possible to allocate participants to each treatment arm in a truly randomized manner. The design was based on cluster-randomized design, but since there were only 2 units that participated, the study compares 2 arms for patients admitted to 2 comparable units.