Title:
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Non-interactive virtual reality to manage pain
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Author:
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Loreto-Quijada, Desirée; Gutiérrez Maldonado, José; Gutiérrez Martínez, Olga; Nieto-Luna, Rubén
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Other authors:
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Universitat de Barcelona |
Abstract:
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The purpose of the present study is to investigate the impact of a noninteractive virtual reality (VR) intervention on pain related measures and on cognitive variables during a cold-pressor experience. Forty-six healthy participants underwent two consecutive cold-pressor trials, one staring to a virtual figure and one without VR, in counterbalanced order. During the VR intervention, participants were asked to passively imagine the correspondence between a stereoscopic VR figure and the experienced pain. Results showed no significant differences between the VR and no-VR condition for either pain or cognitive measures. The usefulness of a non-interactive VR intervention versus active VR strategies to cope with pain is discussed |
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-Realitat virtual -Dolor -Adaptació (Psicologia) -Virtual reality -Pain -Adaptability (Psychology) |
Rights:
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(c) Universitat de Barcelona, 2011
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Document type:
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Article Article - Published version |
Published by:
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Universitat de Barcelona
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