Table 1.

Summary of behavioral health interventions implemented on our recovery unit.

Target symptoms	Behavioral interventions
Anticipatory anxiety	Psychoeducation on rehabilitation; clinician-led mindfulness; virtual reality-based mindfulness; cognitive restructuring; problem-solving; brief psychotherapy scheduled prior to PT/OT; cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy group; chair yoga.
Somatic anxiety	Psychoeducation on medical/psychological factors associated with somatic anxiety; clinician-led mindfulness; virtual reality-based mindfulness; diaphragmatic breathing; co-treatment within PT/OT; chair yoga.
Anxiety regarding specific medical symptoms	Psychoeducation from medicine and rehabilitation teams; symptom-specific coping groups (e.g., group for patients with enteric feeding tubes); peer support from patients with similar symptoms.
Social isolation, loneliness, and associated depressed mood	Virtual reality-based mindfulness; use of unit tablets to facilitate behavioral activation (e.g., reading, watching movies, and using videoconferencing to connect with family); cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy group; lunchtime social group.
Cognitive dysfunction	Use of room whiteboard to track date, location, names of providers, and rehabilitation goals and progress; clinicians wear large ID tags and assist in reorientation; “memory books.”
Sleep disruption	Psychoeducation on cognitive-behavioral strategies to promote sleep; patients encouraged to use mindfulness or diaphragmatic breathing prior to initiating sleep; use of smartphone apps that provide white noise, soft music, and/or soothing nature sounds; placement in a windowed bed for sleep-wake cycle regularization.