dc.contributor.author | Tanja-Dijkstra, K | |
dc.contributor.author | Pahl, S | |
dc.contributor.author | White, MP | |
dc.contributor.author | Auvray, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Stone, RJ | |
dc.contributor.author | Andrade, J | |
dc.contributor.author | May, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Mills, I | |
dc.contributor.author | Moles, DR | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-05-02T09:26:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-06-14 | |
dc.description.abstract | Virtual reality (VR) distraction has become increasingly available in health care contexts and is used in acute pain management. However, there has been no systematic exploration of the importance of the content of VR environments. Two studies tested how interacting with nature VR influenced experienced and recollected pain after 1 week. Study 1 (n = 85) used a laboratory pain task (cold pressor), whereas Study 2 (n = 70) was a randomized controlled trial with patients undergoing dental treatment. In Study 1, nature (coastal) VR reduced both experienced and recollected pain compared with no VR. In Study 2, nature (coastal) VR reduced experienced and recalled pain in dental patients, compared with urban VR and standard care. Together, these data show that nature can improve experience of health care procedures through the use of VR, and that the content of the VR matters: Coastal nature is better than urban. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research was funded by a Plymouth University scheme to support interdisciplinary collaborations. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Published online 14 June 2017 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/0013916517710077 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/32680 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | SAGE Publications / Environmental Design Research Association | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2017, The Author(s) 2017. Open access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). | en_GB |
dc.subject | pain | en_GB |
dc.subject | virtual reality | en_GB |
dc.subject | nature benefits | en_GB |
dc.subject | coastal environment | en_GB |
dc.subject | patient experience | en_GB |
dc.title | The Soothing Sea: A Virtual Coastal Walk Can Reduce Experienced and Recollected Pain | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2018-05-02T09:26:53Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0013-9165 | |
dc.description | This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from SAGE Publications via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Environment and Behavior | en_GB |