2.3 | Search methods
Computerized searches were performed on four English databases (PubMed,
Embase, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science) and three Chinese
databases (CNKI, Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform, and Wipu
Chinese scientific and technical journal databases). The search time
limit was from the establishment of the library to August 1, 2023, and
relevant references and secondary literature were manually searched. A
combination of subject terms and free words was used. English search
terms included ””breast neoplasms, breast cancer, breast tumor, mammary
neoplasm, mammary carcinoma, breast neoplasm, breast carcinoma breast
malignan*, breast metastas*, mammary malignan*, mammary metastas*,
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy, virtual real*, VR, virtual-real*.
virtual reality therap*, video gam*, computer gam*, gaming consol*,
interactive gam*, Xbox, Playstation, nintendo, virtual environment*,
virtual object*, virtual world*, virtual treatment*, virtual system*,
virtual program*, virtual rehabilitation*, virtual therap*”; Chinese
search terms include ”virtual reality, virtual reality technology,
virtual environment, virtual game, distraction, VR technology,
interactive emotional simulation, virtual situation, breast cancer,
breast tumor, breast cancer, breast cancer disease, breast tumor”.