2.4 | Inclusion and exclusion criteria
The inclusion criteria of the literature were as follows: (a) Study
subjects: female breast cancer patients whose diagnosis following the
Breast Cancer Diagnostic and Treatment Guidelines and Norms of the
Chinese Anti-cancer Association (2017 edition); age ≥18 years; (b) Type
of study: study on the effect of the intervention of IVR technology on
breast cancer; (c) Outcome indicators: anxiety, depression, quality of
life, pain and fatigue; (d) Study design: a randomized controlled trial
(RCT).
The exclusion criteria were as follows: (a) full text unavailable or
missing original data; (b) duplicate publications; and iii) high risk of
bias in the literature.