Chronic pain is a notable issue of public healthcare, causing enormous direct and indirect costs, and a reduction of the quality of life in the affected patients. In this study, we have used Virtual Reality (VR) as a method to reduce stress, anxiety and pain in patients affected by chronic pain. We examined two cohorts of patients: an experimental group and a control group. The patients in the experimental group were administered eight VR sessions, each of those lasted thirty minutes, while the control group had a standard therapy. The results are encouraging: they demonstrate the efficacy of VR treatment and the safety of the method.
Formato: | Online |
Data di pubblicazione: | dic-2017 |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia Clinica Settore MED/25 - Psichiatria Settore MED/34 - Medicina Fisica E Riabilitativa Settore MED/48 -Scienze Infermierist. e Tecn. Neuro-Psichiatriche e Riabilitat. |
Titolo: | Chronic Pain Treatment through Virtual Reality |
Autori: | Danilo, G.; LA PAGLIA, F.; Marco, D.; Valerio, M.; Zichichi, S.; Guccione, F.; Ambra, P.; Wiederhold, M.; Giuseppe, R.; Wiederhold, B.; LA BARBERA, D. |
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Tipologia: | Articolo su rivista |
Citazione: | Danilo, G., LA PAGLIA, F., Marco, D., Valerio, M., Zichichi, S., Guccione, F., et al. (2017). Chronic Pain Treatment through Virtual Reality. ANNUAL REVIEW OF CYBERTHERAPY AND TELEMEDICINE, 15, 181-184. |
Tipo: | Articolo in rivista |
URL: | http://www.arctt.info/volume-15-summer-2017 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su rivista |
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