We built a virtual reality (VR) application that runs on a commercially available standalone VR headset that allows patients to view a virtual simulation of themselves receiving radiotherapy. The purpose of this study was to determine if this experience can improve patient understanding of ...
AT&T* and VITAS® Healthcare, the nation’s leading provider ofend-of-life care, have launched a study that intends to combine 5G with virtual reality and augmented reality (VR and AR) to test if it can help reduce chronic pain and anxiety for certain hospice patients. The study aims t...
Trials (2019) 20:87 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3198-6 STUDY PROTOCOL Open Access Automated psychological therapy using virtual reality (VR) for patients with persecutory delusions: study protocol for a single-blind parallel-group randomised controlled trial (THRIVE) Daniel Freeman1,2,3...
For many hospital patients, pain is part of their reality. According to a new study, however, an unreal environment might help. Virtual reality may help. Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center triedvirtual reality(VR) technology as a new treatment for pain -- and it seemed to work. Pat...
Neuro Rehab VR's XR Therapy System helps therapists expedite patient recovery without borders. Learn more on how Virtual Reality is changing the medical field.
Immersive virtual reality (VR) technology could help speech pathologists treat communication disorders, according to University of Queensland research. Dr. Atiyeh Vaezipour, from the RECOVER Injury Research Center, said the results provided a foundation to inform the design, development and implementation...
(ICU) patients often complain about cognitive impairments that affect health-related quality of life after discharge. The aim of this proof-of-concept study was to test the feasibility and effects of controlled visual and acoustic stimulation in a virtual reality (VR) setup in the ICU. The VR...
"The young kids at The Alfred Hospital told us they just wanted to be 'anywhere but here', "virtual reality maker treat Clews-De Castell a said. He is one of the creators of virtual reality company phobia, that is creating experiences specially for child patients, thanks to the help from...
“The young kids at The Alfred Hospital told us they just wanted to be 'anywhere but here’,”virtual reality maker Trent Clews-De Castella said. He is one of the creators of virtual reality company Phoria that is creating experiences specially for child patients thanks to the help from the...
NUS Medicine and Nursing students experience the virtual reality programme. Credit: NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Caring for patients who are facing stress, anxiety and depression, or when physical restraint is required, is one of the several challenges that healthcare professionals face in ...