A virtual reality app released in 2017 is aiming to improve end-of-life care for terminally ill patients traditionally reliant on powerful painkillers within a hospice-based environment.
Dr Sheila Popert of St Giles hospice helped develop the Forest of Serenity — an app designed to improve the quality of life for terminally ill people — by helping them self-manage pain without the need for debilitating drugs.
The app helps patients practice mindfulness — a form of meditation — by simulating a calming forest and lake setting with soothing narration by wildlife broadcaster Sir David Attenborough.
The relaxing virtual forest is design...
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