The use of virtual reality and audiovisual eyeglass systems as adjunct analgesic techniques: A review of the literature

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 268-278

  Wismeijer, Andreas A J ^a   Vingerhoets, Ad J J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISTRACTIBILITY; HUMAN; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SPECTACLES; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ANALGESIA; AUDIOANALGESIA; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; EYEGLASSES; HUMANS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 29244433205     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324796abm3003_11     Document Type: Review

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